Joon Kim

Joon Kim
Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office
March 11, 2017 – January 3, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPreet Bharara
Succeeded byGeoffrey Berman
Personal details
Born (1971-05-26) May 26, 1971 (age 53)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
SpouseMina Kim Yu
EducationStanford University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
Joon Kim
Hangul
김준현
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Jun Hyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Chun Hyŏn

Joon Hyun Kim (born May 26, 1971) is an American attorney who served as the acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from March 2017 to January 2018.[1] He was Deputy U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from July 2015 to March 2017 after serving as the chief of the criminal division since July 2014. From April 2013 to July 2014, Kim was the chief counsel to the U.S. Attorney. In March 2021, Kim was chosen by New York Attorney General Letitia James as independent counsel, along with Anne L. Clark, to co-lead the investigation into sexual harassment claims made against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.[2]

  1. ^ NBC News. "Sessions uses executive authority to appoint interim U.S. attorneys". Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Sonia Moghe and Gregory Krieg (March 8, 2021). "2 attorneys named to lead investigation into Cuomo sexual harassment allegations". CNN. Retrieved March 8, 2021.