Sallie Kim is currently a
U.S. magistrate judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Education
Judge Kim earned her undergraduate degree from
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...
in 1986 with an A.B. in the Woodrow Wilson School, ''cum laude'', and received her law or
Juris Doctor degree, from
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School (Stanford Law or SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. Stanford La ...
in 1989.
[Sallie Kim, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/sk][U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Court Selects Civil Litigator Thomas S. Hixson for San Francisco Magistrate Judgeship, https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/news/224][Sallie Kim, Lecturer, Stanford Law School, https://law.stanford.edu/directory/sallie-kim/][Bloomberg Profile: Judge Sallie Kim, https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/3349570-sallie-kim] While at Stanford Law School, Judge Kim also served as the Chair of the Asian Law Students Association (now known as Asian Pacific Islander Law Students Association) and was a member of the ''
Stanford Law Review
The ''Stanford Law Review'' (SLR) is a legal journal produced independently by Stanford Law School students. The journal was established in 1948 with future U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher as its first president. The review produces s ...
''.
[ Judge Kim also won the prize for Best Team of Advocates in the Kirkwood Moot Court Competition at Stanford Law School in 1989.][
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Career
Upon graduation from law school, Judge Kim served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Spencer Mortimer Williams
Spencer Mortimer Williams (February 24, 1922 – January 3, 2008) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Education and career
Born in Reading, Massachusetts, Williams was ...
, U.S. district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.[
Judge Kim then entered private civil litigation practice with an emphasis on intellectual property and federal securities law, first with the Palo Alto firm of ]Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is an American international law firm that specializes in business, securities, and intellectual property law. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the firm provides legal services to technology, life sciences ...
and then with Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe.[
From 1995-99, Judge Kim served as Associate and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at ]Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School (Stanford Law or SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. Stanford La ...
, then returned to private civil litigation practice in 1999, where she eventually became a Partner with the law firm of GCA Law Partners in 2002.[ She served as a partner at GCA Law Partners from 2002 until her appointment in 2015.][
Judge Kim's professional activities outside of regular civil litigation practice have included service as Co-Director of the Trial Advocacy Program and Lecturer in Law at ]Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School (Stanford Law or SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. Stanford La ...
beginning in 2014; the Interim Title IX Coordinator for Stanford University in 2013 and 2014; and Volunteer Deputy District Attorney for Santa Clara County for 14 weeks in 2010.[
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Judicial service
Chief Judge Phyllis Hamilton
Phyllis Jean Hamilton (born 1952) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Education and career
Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Hamilton received a Bachelor of Arts ...
swore Judge Kim in as a Magistrate Judge.[
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See also
* United States District Court for the Northern District of California
*United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court of appeals that has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts in the following federal judicial districts:
* District ...
External links
The Honorable Sallie Kim, U.S. Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaNew Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim Joins San Francisco DivisionSallie Kim, Stanford Law School, Lecturer BiographyThe Recorder: In Chambers With S.F.'s Newest Magistrate JudgeSallie Kim: Ballotpedia
References
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Living people
American lawyers
Princeton University alumni
United States magistrate judges
People from San Francisco
21st-century American judges
Stanford Law School alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)