Herbert Choy

Herbert Choy
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office October 3, 1984 – March 10, 2004
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office April 23, 1971 – October 3, 1984
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Stanley Barnes
Succeeded by	Melvin T. Brunetti
Personal details
Born	Herbert Young Cho Choy (1916-01-06)January 6, 1916 Makaweli, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.
Died	March 10, 2004(2004-03-10) (aged 88) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Education	University of Hawaii (BA) Harvard University (JD)
Korean name
Hangul	최영조
Revised Romanization	Choe Yeong-jo
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Yŏng-cho

Herbert Young Cho Choy (January 6, 1916 – March 10, 2004) was the first Asian American to serve as a United States federal judge and the first person of Korean ancestry to be admitted to the bar in the United States.^[1] He served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.