Goodwin Liu
Circuit Court Nominee Profile
Goodwin Liu is a nationally recognized expert on constitutional law, education policy, civil rights, and the Supreme Court. His varied background includes policy work in education for the federal government, appellate work in the private sector, and legal scholarship. NCJW believes that Goodwin Liu should be confirmed to the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
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Nomination Status
Goodwin Liu was nominated by President Obama to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on February 24, 2010. His nomination was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee May 13, 2010, and sent to the Senate for a vote.
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May 13, 2010
NCJW Endorses Nomination of Goodwin Liu, Welcomes Judiciary Committee Approval
Goodwin Liu is an associate dean and professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. Liu earned a BS from Stanford University in 1991, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. A Rhodes Scholar, he received a master’s degree from Oxford University in 1993 and a JD from Yale Law School in 1998, where he was editor of the Yale Law Journal and the recipient of various awards.
Liu clerked for both DC Circuit Court of Appeals Judge David S. Tatel and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In the late 1990s, he served as a special assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Education, advising on the implementation of an initiative to address low-performing schools, and as senior program officer for higher education at the Corporation for National Service (AmeriCorps). From 2001 to 2003, Liu was an appellate litigator in private practice at the law firm O'Melveny & Meyers.
Professor Liu serves on the board of trustees of Stanford University and chairs the board of the American Constitution Society. He is also a member of the board of National Women's Law Center, the Public Welfare Foundation, and the Alliance for Excellent Education. He was elected to the American Law Institute in 2008. In addition to publishing numerous law review articles, he has been a frequent commentator on constitutional law and education policy in major daily newspapers and on NPR and PBS.
Other Organizations Supporting This Nominee
National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA)
Asian American Citizens for Justice / Asian American Center for Justice
Asian American Institute
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Asian American Justice Center
Asian Law Alliance
Asian Law Caucus
Asian Pacific American Community Support and Service Association
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote
Boat People S.O.S.
Japanese American Citizens League
National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
National Association of Asian American Professionals
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA)
Religious Action Center
Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
South Asian Americans Leading Together
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California