FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 30, 2021
Korean American Bar Association of Washington DC (KABA-DC) congratulates Judge Florence Pan on her historic confirmation to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Pan will become the first Asian American woman to serve as an Article III judge in the District of Columbia.
Judge Pan blazed the trail throughout her judicial career, as she was the first Asian American to be appointed to a court in the District of Columbia, when President Barack Obama appointed her to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in 2009. On behalf of the Korean American attorneys in the nation’s capital, KABA-DC offers its heartfelt congratulations to Judge Pan.