James R. Cho

James R. Cho

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

3

Elections and appointments

Appointed

2021

Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan

Law

University of Minnesota Law School

James R. Cho is a magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Cho assumed office on April 5, 2021.

Biography

Education

Cho earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. He earned a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.

Professional career

Cho's career experience includes working as an assistant U.S. attorney and as a Chief of Bankruptcy and Immigration Litigation with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, as an adjunct professor with the New York University School of Law and Brooklyn Law School, and as a lawyer with Seyfarth Shaw.

Judicial career

Eastern District of New York

James Cho joined the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York as a federal magistrate judge on April 5, 2021.

See also

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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