Magistrate Judge Young B. Kim was appointed to the Northern District of Illinois in January 2010. He was the first Korean American to serve as a judge in the State of Illinois and the first Asian American to join the federal bench in the Seventh Circuit, covering Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
Judge Kim was born in South Korea. After law school, he began his career as an Assistant Cook County Public Defender. He then served as a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Norgle. In 1995, he joined the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago, where he prosecuted civil and criminal matters. In 2001, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission appointed him to serve as an Administrative Judge.
Education
- Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1991
Career
- Administrative Judge, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2001–2010)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (1995–2001)
- Law Clerk, Hon. Charles R. Norgle, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- Assistant Public Defender, Cook County Public Defender's Office