One of the most important tasks of a United States Senator is that of considering the nomination of federal judges. Appointed for life, federal judges make legal decisions on matters that impact the lives of all Americans.

Since my election to the Senate, I’ve always had a panel of advisors to provide recommendations about judicial nominations. There was recently an opening on the Northern California panel, and I’m pleased to let you know that I have appointed an eminently qualified Californian, Jack W. Lee of San Francisco, to the panel.

Mr. Lee is a partner with the San Francisco law firm Minami Tamaki LLP, where he specializes in employment, consumer fraud, and civil rights law.  Prior to that, Mr. Lee worked on complex class action civil rights cases with the Oakland firm of Saperstein & Seligman. Early in his career, Mr. Lee served as an attorney for the Asian Law Caucus, a private non-profit civil rights organization; the San Francisco Public Defenders Office; and Regional Attorney for the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, where he worked on discrimination and desegregation issues in the school system.

I am very pleased that Jack has agreed to take on this important responsibility of helping to select highly qualified, mainstream judicial candidates for the federal bench. I am confident that Jack will bring the experience of his long and diverse career to the process.

Sincerely,

Barbara Boxer
United States Senator