On July 29, 2022, President Biden announced his intent to nominate Judge Rita F. Lin to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Judge Lin had served as a judge on the Superior Court of San Francisco, California since 2018. When confirmed on September 19, 2023, Judge Lin became the second Asian Pacific American woman—and first Taiwanese American woman—to serve on the District Court for the Northern District of California.
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