John Z. Lee

John Z. Lee
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Assumed office
September 9, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byDiane Wood
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
May 8, 2012 – September 12, 2022
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byDavid H. Coar
Succeeded byLindsay C. Jenkins
Personal details
Born
John Zihun Lee

(1968-03-30) March 30, 1968 (age 56)
Aachen, West Germany
(now Germany)
EducationHarvard University (AB, JD)

John Zihun Lee (born March 30, 1968)[1][2] is an American lawyer serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 2012 to 2022.

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  2. ^ "Judge John Lee – Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit". April 25, 2022.