Dolly Gee
Dolly Gee | ||
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | ||
Assumed office March 31, 2024 | ||
Preceded by | Philip S. Gutierrez | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | ||
Assumed office January 4, 2010 | ||
Appointed by | Barack Obama | |
Preceded by | George P. Schiavelli | |
Personal details | ||
Born | Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Měi Yú | | July 1, 1959
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Jyutping | Zyu1 Mei5 Jyu4 |
Dolly Maizie Gee (born July 1, 1959) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Early life and education
Gee was born in
Professional career
In 1986, Gee joined the
Federal judicial service
Expired nomination to federal district court under Clinton
On May 27, 1999, President Bill Clinton nominated Gee to be a judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California to replace Judge John G. Davies. However, with Republicans in control of the United States Senate, Gee's nomination languished, despite her meeting with Clinton on May 24, 2000.[7] Gee never received a hearing before the Republican-controlled United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and her nomination was returned to Clinton at the end of his presidency.[8] President George W. Bush later successfully nominated John F. Walter to the seat to which Gee had been nominated.[6]
Nomination to district court under Obama
On August 6, 2009, President
Notable rulings
Ruling on Trump's family detention policy
In June 2018, US Attorney General
See also
- List of Asian American jurists
- List of first women lawyers and judges in California
- List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
References
- ISBN 9781561604913.
- ^ Baxter, Eric (September 28, 2009). "Chinese-American jurists raise the bar". China Daily.
- ^ a b "L.A. Now". The Los Angeles Times. December 25, 2009.
- ^ "Boxer recommends two for Los Angeles federal bench". Associated Press. February 3, 1999.
- ^ a b c President Obama Nominates Edward Milton Chen, Dolly Gee and Richard Seeborg to Serve on the District Court Bench, whitehouse.gov (August 7, 2009).
- ^ a b c d Dolly Gee at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Clinton Nominates Asian American for U.S. District court". AsianWeek. June 7, 2000. p. 12.
- ^ "(END OF THE MONTH) U.S. District Judge J. Spencer Letts Takes Senior Status...Adjournment of Senate Kills Hopes of Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court Nominees...Legislation Creating New Positions on Court of Appeal, Superior Court Effective Monday". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. December 29, 2000. p. 9.
- ^ Dolly Gee at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "A Brilliant Shattering of Glass". The Pacific Citizen. April 2, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
- ^ "In The News". house.gov. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Judge Dolly M. Gee Succeeds Judge Philip S. Gutierrez as Chief Judge of the Central District Of California". United States District Court for the Central District of California. April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "Federal judge denies Trump administration request to detain immigrant children". www.cbsnews.com. 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Trump's executive order only protects against family separation for 20 days". www.cbsnews.com. 20 June 2018.
- ^ Romero, Dennis (June 26, 2020). "Judge orders release of migrant children over coronavirus". NBC News. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
External links
- Dolly Gee at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Dolly Gee at Ballotpedia