Judge Koh ascends to the 9th

Law.com has Lucy Koh, Becoming First Korean American Woman on Appeals Court, Is Biden's Inaugural Appointee to 9th Circuit

• The Senate confirmed U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to the Ninth Circuit, making her Biden's first appointee to that court.
• Koh, who sat on the Northern District of California, is the first Korean American to sit on a federal appeals court.
• The Senate is expected to vote on another Ninth Circuit nominee this week, Jennifer Sung.
Another Ninth Circuit nominee, Gabriel Sanchez, was advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month and is awaiting a vote on the Senate floor. The committee deadlocked on a fourth pick, Holly Thomas, meaning Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will have to call a vote to bring her nomination before the full Senate.

The DJ has Koh becomes first Biden pick confirmed to 9th Circuit

• The U.S. Senate confirmed Lucy H. Koh to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by a 50-45 vote on Monday evening.
• Koh, a former federal prosecutor with the Central District of California, later worked as an attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and as a litigation partner with McDermott Will & Emery before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed her to the Santa Clara County Superior Court in 2008.

Law360 has Judge Koh becomes 1st Biden pick confirmed to 9th Circ.