# List of Asian American jurists
## Research history

Studies led by California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu (2017) and the Center for American Progress (2019) provided in-depth statistics into the issue.

### Judicial officers

This is a dynamic list of Asian Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges. If known, it will be listed if a judge has served on multiple courts.
| Judge | Court/agency and years of service (if known) | State/territory | Status | Notes |
| Kazuhisa Abe | Kohala district Magistrate (1940–1945); Supreme Court of Hawaii (1967–1973) | Hawaii | deceased | |
| Maha-Rebekah Abejuela | Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (2019– ) | Virginia | active | First Female Asian American judge in VA |
| Peter Aduja | Hawaii First Circuit Court (1960–1962) | Hawaii | deceased | |
| Tony Agbayani | San Joaquin County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active | |
| Alok Ahuja | Missouri Court of Appeals (2007– ) | Missouri | active | |
| Jeevan S. Ahuja | California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board | California | active | |
| John F. Aiso | Superior Court of Los Angeles County (1957–1968); California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (1968–1972) | California | deceased | First Japanese American judge in the continental U.S. |
| Kathryn Akao | Superior Court of Santa Cruz County (1994–2005) | California | deceased | |
| Benes Z. Aldana | Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals (2005–2017 ) | Washington, D.C. | retired | First Asian Pacific American (Filipino) chief trial judge in the U.S. military |
| Loren AliKhan | District of Columbia Court of Appeals (2022–2023); United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2024– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | |
| Shahabuddeen Ally | New York City Civil Court (2019– ) Acting New York Supreme Court Justice (2023–) | New York City | active | |
| Ramon Alvarado | Gwinnett County Recorder's Court (2019–2020) | Georgia | deceased | |
| Deepa Ambekar | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2018– ) | New York City | active | |
| Susan H. Amini | King County Superior Court (2013– ) | Washington | active | |
| Justin Anand | Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Georgia (2012– ) | Georgia | active | |
| Marcine Anderson | King County District Court (2010–2023) | Washington | left office | |
| Akemi D. Arakaki | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | |
| Jacqueline M. Arroyo | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2008– ) | California | active | |
| Rita L. Badhan | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | |
| Judy Bae | San Diego County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | |
| Paul W. Baelly | Ventura County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2017–2020; Judge: 2020– ) | California | active | |
| Eugene Balonon | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2005–2021) | California | retired | |
| Michael Isaku Begert | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2010– ) | California | active | |
| Thang Nguyen Barrett | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1997– ) | California | active | |
| David F. Bauman | New Jersey Superior Court, Monmouth County (2008– ) | New Jersey | active | |
| Riko E. Bishop | Nebraska Court of Appeals (2013– ) | Nebraska | active | |
| Cathy Bissoon | United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2011– ) | Pennsylvania | active | |
| Cliff Blakely | Alameda County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | |
| Alicia Yoko Blanco | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2015–2020; Judge: 2020– ) | California | active | |
| Gail Chang Bohr | Ramsey County District Court (2009–2014) | Minnesota | retired | |
| Frances Bourliot | Texas Court of Appeals (2018– ) | Texas | active | |
| Tracie L. Brown | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2013–2018); California Court of Appeal, 1st District (2018– ) | California | active | |
| Brianne J. Buccicone | Minnesota Tenth Judicial District (2017– ) | Minnesota | active | |
| Tam Bui | Everett District Court (2006– ) | Washington | active | |
| Sanket J. Bulsara | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2017– ) | New York | active | |
| Patrick J. Bumatay | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2019– ) | California | active | |
| Susan N. Burke | Hennepin County District Court (2005– ) | Minnesota | active | |
| Tani Cantil-Sakauye | Superior Court of Sacramento County (1997–2005); California Third District Court of Appeal (2005–2010); California Supreme Court (2010–2023) | California | retired | First Filipino and first Woman of Color California Chief Justice |
| Corie J. Caraway | Butte County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | |
| Bruce Chan | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2004– ) | California | active | |
| Derrick H.M. Chan | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2017– ) | Hawaii | active | |
| Jason Chan | Massachusetts District Court (2022– ) | Massachusetts | active | |
| Roger Chan | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2016– ) | California | active | |
| Adam Chang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | |
| Edmond E. Chang | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– ) | Illinois | active | |
| James Chang | Santa Clara Municipal Court (1983–1989); Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1989–2003) | California | retired | |
| Kevin S. C. Chang | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2000–2019) | Hawaii | retired | |
| Shellyanne W.L. Chang | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2002– ) | California | active | |
| S. Raj Chatterjee | Alameda County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | |
| Ed Chau | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Ken H. Chau | Administrative Law Judge, Social Security | Missouri | active | |
| Manjari Chawla | State Bar Court of California (San Francisco; 2018– ) | California | active | |
| Meng Li Che | Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (2010–2023); Washington Court of Appeals (2023– ) | Washington | active | |
| Edward M. Chen | U.S. Magistrate Judge (2001–2011); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2011– ) | California | active | < |
| Frank W. Chen | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– ) | California | active | |
| Ida K. Chen | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District Pennsylvania (1988– ) | Pennsylvania | active | |
| Pamela K. Chen | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2013– ) | New York | active | |
| Raymond T. Chen | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2013– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | |
| Andrew Y.S. Cheng | San Francisco County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active | |
| David Wellington Chew | Texas Courts of Appeals, 8th District (1995–2011) | Texas | retired | |
| Alberta Chew | Superior Court of Solano County (Commissioner: 1994–2008) | California | retired | |
| Linda Chew | Texas District Court, 327th Judicial District (2002–2022) | Texas | retired | |
| Vince Chhabria | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2014– ) | California | active | |
| Jennifer C. Chiang | Sugar Land Municipal Court (2015– ) | Texas | active | |
| Andrea Chin | Seattle Municipal Court (2019– ) | Washington | active | |
| Denny Chin | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994–2010); United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2010– ) | New York | active | |
| Jason Chin | Alameda County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | |
| Ming Chin | Alameda County Superior Court (1988–1990); California First District Court of Appeal (1990–1996); California Supreme Court (1996–2020) | California | retired | |
| Richard J. Chin | Boston Municipal Court (1989–1993); Massachusetts Superior Court (1993–2019) | Massachusetts | retired | |
| Dorothy Chin-Brandt | New York Supreme Court, Queens County (2001–2017) | New York | retired | |
| Hideo Chino | San Diego County Superior Court (Commissioner:1986–2008) | California | deceased | |
| Lawrence Cho | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active | |
| Tony Cho | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | |
| Jennifer Choe-Groves | United States Court of International Trade (2016– ) | New York | active | |
| Danny Chou | San Mateo County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | |
| James Chou | Marin County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | |
| Nusrat Jahan Choudhury | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active | |
| Herbert Choy | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1971–2004) | Hawaii | deceased | First Korean American U.S. federal judge |
| Kenneth Chu | Administrative Law Judge, National Labor Relations Board (2012– ) | New York | active | |
| Regina M. Chu | Minnesota Fourth Judicial District (2002–2022) Senior Judge (2023– ) | Minnesota | Senior | |
| Theodore D. Chuang | United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2014– ) | Maryland | active | |
| A. Marisa Chun | San Francisco County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Danny K. Chun | New York Supreme Court, Kings County (2005– ) | New York | active | |
| John H. Chun | King County Superior Court (2014–2018); Washington Court of Appeals (2018–2022); United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2022– ) | Washington | active | |
| Charles Carlos Chung | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2006– ) | California | active | |
| Cindy K. Chung | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2023– ) | Pennsylvania | active | |
| Frederick Chung | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | |
| Jo-Ann Chung | Anchorage Superior Court (2011– ) | Alaska | active | |
| Lisa Chung | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | |
| Robert E. Chung | Seattle Municipal Court | Washington | active | |
| Samuel Chung | King County Superior Court (2014– ) | Washington | active | |
| Maria Kuriakos Ciesel | Cook County Circuit Court (2007– ) | Illinois | active | |
| Ramiro P. Cisneros | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Linda W.Y. Coburn | Washington Court of Appeals (2020– ) | Washington | active | |
| Dena M. Coggins | Sacramento County Superior Court (2021–2024); United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2024– ) | California | active | |
| Rabeea Sultan Collier | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active | |
| Jamie L. Cork | Minnesota First Judicial District (2016– ) | Minnesota | active | |
| Patricia Yim Cowett | San Diego Municipal Court (1979–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2008) | California | retired | |
| Johanna Thai Van Dat | Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner) (2022– ) | California | active | |
| Susan K. DeClercq | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2023– ) | Michigan | active | |
| Dipti Vaid Dedhia | Edison Municipal Court (2022– ) | New Jersey | active | First South Asian Female Judge in New Jersey |
| Roger DeHoog | Oregon Supreme Court (2022– ) | Oregon | active | |
| Roopali Desai | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2022– ) | Arizona | active | |
| Israel Abaya Desierto | Cook County Circuit Court, District 1 (2005– ) | Illinois | active | |
| Kuljinder Dhillon | King County District Court (2021– ) | Washington | active | |
| Truc Do | San Diego County Superior Court (2018–2021); California Court of Appeals, Fourth District (2021– ) | California | active | First Vietnamese American Judge in San Diego |
| Gregory Dohi | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active | |
| Chanpone Sinlapasai | Multnomah County Circuit Court (2021– ) | Oregon | active | |
| David Doi | Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge (1983–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2006 ) | California | deceased | |
| Nelson Doi | Hawaii State Circuit Courts (1970–1975) | Hawaii | deceased | Former Lt Governor of Hawaii |
| Miranda Du | United States District Court for the District of Nevada (2012– ) | Nevada | active | |
| Fernande R. V. Duffly | Massachusetts Probate & Family Court (1992–2000); Massachusetts Appeals Court (2000–2010); Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2010–2016) | Massachusetts | retired | First Asian-American Massachusetts Supreme Court justice |
| Jacqueline My-Le Duong | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active | |
| Wendy Duong | Houston Municipal Court (1991–1994) | Texas | retired | First Vietnamese American in the U.S. |
| Nina F. Elgo | Connecticut Superior Court (2004–2017); Connecticut Appellate Court (2017– ) | Connecticut | active | |
| Randall T. Eng | New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department (2012– ) | New York | active | |
| Alison Matsumoto Estrada | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015– ) | California | active | |
| Samuel Feng | San Francisco County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active | |
| Harold Fong | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1982–1995) | Hawaii | deceased | |
| Keith Fong | Alameda County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Keith Fudenna | Alameda County Superior Court (1997– ) | California | retired | |
| John Fugh | Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army (1991–1993) | Washington, D.C. | retired | First Asian American Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army |
| Carin Fujisaki | California Court of Appeal, 1st District (2018– ) | California | active | |
| Hiroshi Fujisaki | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1977–1982); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1982–1997) | California | retired | |
| Fred Fujioka | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2022) | California | retired | |
| Margaret Fujioka | Alameda County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | |
| Alexa D.M. Fujise | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2004– ) | Hawaii | active | |
| Morio L. Fukuto | South Bay Municipal Court (1974–1979); Los Angeles Superior Court (1979–1987); California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (1987–1999) | California | deceased | |
| Una S. Gandbhir | Anchorage Superior Court (2018– ) | Alaska | active | |
| Leah Gasendo | State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (2012– ) | California | active | |
| Delbert Gee | Alameda County Superior Court (2002–2022) | California | retired | |
| Dolly Gee | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2010– ) | California | active | First Chinese American Female U.S. District Court judge |
| Herbert W. Gee | Houston Municipal Court (2000–2011) | Texas | deceased | |
| Lisa M. Ginoza | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2010–2024); Supreme Court of Hawaii (2024– ) | Hawaii | active | |
| Marilyn D. Go | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1993–2016) | New York | retired | |
| Johnny Cepeda Gogo | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | |
| Karen Gopee | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2015– ) | New York City | active | |
| Paul Grewal | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010–2016) | California | retired | |
| Helena Gweon | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2006– ) | California | active | |
| Howard Halm | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2009–2018) | California | retired | |
| Catherine Hyo-Kyung Ham | Boston Municipal Court (2019–2021); Massachusetts Superior Court (2021– ) | Massachusetts | active | |
| Sunil Harjani | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– ) | Illinois | active | |
| Roy Hashimoto | Alameda County Superior Court (1996–2018) | California | retired | |
| Douglas Hatchimonji | Orange County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | |
| Dennis Hayashi | Alameda County Superior Court (2006– ) | California | active | |
| Sanju Oommen Green | Cook County Circuit Court (2018–) | Illinois | active | |
| Roberta Hayashi | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2014– ) | California | active | |
| Yoshimi Hayashi | Hawaii District Court (1972–1974); Hawaii Circuit Court (1974–1980); Hawaii Court of Appeals (1980–1982); Supreme Court of Hawaii (1982–1992) | Hawaii | deceased | |
| Walter Heen | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1981); Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1982–1994) | Hawaii | retired | |
| William Haʻehaʻe Heen | Hawaii state circuit court (1917–1919) | Hawaii | deceased | First Asian American (Chinese) judge in the United States |
| Robert Higa | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1978–1980); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1980–2018) | California | retired | |
| Kelly Higashi | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2018– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | |
| Jacquelyn High-Edward | Spokane County Superior Court (Commissioner 2018–2022; Judge 2022– ) | Washington | active | |
| Stuart Hing | Alameda County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | |
| Joni Hiramoto | Contra Costa Municipal Court (1998); Superior Court of Contra Costa County (1998– ) | California | active | |
| Keith K. Hiraoka | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2018– ) | Hawaii | active | |
| Ernest Hiroshige | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1980–1982); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1982– ) | California | active | |
| Dale Ho | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active | |
| James C. Ho | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2018– ) | Texas | active | |
| Rose Hom | Superior Court of Los Angeles County (1994–2013) | California | retired | |
| Russell Hom | Sacramento County Superior Court (2002–2022) | California | retired | |
| Sandy Hom | Immigration Judge, U.S. Department of Justice (1993–2018) | New York | retired | |
| Jeannie J. Hong | Maryland District Court, District 1 (Baltimore) (2011– ) | Maryland | active | |
| Wesley Hsu | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017–2023); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2023– ) | California | active | |
| Mark Huang | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | |
| Robert S. Huie | United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2022– ) | California | active | |
| Anne Hwang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019–2024); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2024– ) | California | active | |
| Victor Hwang | San Francisco County Superior Court (2016–) | California | active | |
| Audra Ibarra | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | |
| Garry Ichikawa | Solano County Superior Court (2000–2017) | California | retired | |
| Paul Igasaki | Administrative Review Board at the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2018) | Virginia | retired | |
| Efren Iglesia | Monterey County Superior Court (2007–2021) | California | retired | |
| Dale Ikeda | Fresno County Superior Court (2000–2018) | California | retired | |
| John Ing | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active | |
| Anthony W. Ishii | United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (1997– ) | California | active | |
| Lance Ito | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1987–2015) | California | retired | Known for presiding over the O. J. Simpson criminal trial |
| Patricia Ito | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: retired c. 2016) | California | retired | |
| Roger Ito | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) | California | active | |
| Don W. Joe | U.S. HHS Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals | Florida | active | |
| Myong J. Joun | Boston Municipal Court (2014–2023); United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2023– ) | Massachusetts | active | |
| Edward Y. Kakita | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1980–2000) | California | deceased | |
| Upinder Kalra | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | |
| Tim Kam | Solano County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | |
| Masako Kanazawa | Washington Court of Appeals (Commissioner: 2013– ) | Washington | active | |
| Wayne Kanemoto | Santa Clara County Municipal Court (1962–1982) | California | deceased | |
| Robert Kawahara | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) | California | active | |
| Gale Kaneshiro | San Diego Municipal Court (1989–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2020) | California | retired | |
| Shiro Kashiwa | U.S. Court of Claims (1972–1982); United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1982–1986) | Washington, D.C. | deceased | First Japanese American federal judge |
| Eileen A. Kato | King County District Court (1994–2016) | Washington | retired | |
| Kenly Kiya Kato | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2014– ) | California | active | |
| Kenneth H. Kato | Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3 (1997–2007) | Washington | retired | |
| Warren Masami Kato | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Ken W. Kawaichi | Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court, 1975–1980; Alameda County Superior Court (1980–2003) | California | retired | |
| Lynne Kawamoto | Cook County Circuit Court, Probate (1991–2013) | Illinois | retired | |
| Ben Kayashima | San Bernardino County Superior Court (1980–2012) | California | retired | |
| Nadia Keilani | San Diego County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– ) | California | active | |
| Angel Kelley | Brockton District Court (2009–2013); Massachusetts Superior Court (2013–2021); United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2021– ) | Massachusetts | active | |
| Joyce L. Kennard | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1986–1987); Los Angeles Superior Court (1987–1988); California Second District Court of Appeal (1988–1989); California Supreme Court (1989–2014) | California | retired | |
| Abraham Aponte Khan | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1988–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2020) | California | retired | |
| Edward S. Kiel | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2019– ) | New Jersey | active | |
| Andrew C. Kim | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2016– ) | California | active | |
| Brian G. Kim | Maryland District Court, District 6 (2002–2011) | Maryland | resigned | |
| Chong Kim | Doraville Municipal Court (2020– ) | Georgia | active | |
| Dorothy Kim | California Courts of Appeal (2018– ) | California | active | |
| Esther Kim | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | |
| Frank S. Kim | San Joaquin Municipal Court (1971–1979); Superior Court of San Joaquin County (1979–1991) | California | retired | |
| Janet Kim | Office of Administrative Hearings | Washington | active | |
| Mark C. Kim | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1998–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000– ) | California | active | |
| Sarah G. Kim | Massachusetts Superior Court (2024– ) | Massachusetts | active | |
| Steve Kim | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2016– ) | California | active | |
| Young Kim | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2001–2010); United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– ) | Illinois | active | |
| George H. King | United States District Court for the Central District of California (1987–2016) | California | retired | |
| John Kirihara | Merced County Superior Court (2001– ) | California | active | |
| Evan Kitahara | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–) | California | active | |
| Bert T. Kobayashi | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1969–1978) | Hawaii | deceased | |
| Charles Kobayashi | Sacramento County Superior Court (1991–2006) | California | retired | |
| Leslie E. Kobayashi | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2010– ) | Hawaii | active | |
| Lucy Koh | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2008–2010); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010–2021); United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Kimi Kondo | Seattle Municipal Court (1986–2019) | Washington | retired | |
| Sunil Kulkarni | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2013– ) | California | active | |
| Sanjay T. Kumar | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active | |
| Shalina D. Kumar | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2021– ) | Michigan | active | |
| Peggy Kuo | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2015– ) | New York | active | |
| M. Sue Kurita | El Paso County Court at Law, No. 6 (1998– ) | Texas | active | |
| Michael W. Kwan | Taylorsville Municipal Justice Court (1998–2020) | Utah | deceased | |
| Robert N. Kwan | U.S. Bankruptcy Court (2007–) | California | active | |
| Ruth Ann Kwan | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1995–1998); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | active | |
| Owen Lee Kwong | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1989–1993); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993–2015) | California | retired | |
| Jonathon Lack | King County Superior Court (2019– ) | Washington | active | |
| Bernie La Forteza | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | |
| Lydia C. Lai | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2003– ) | New York | active | |
| Gene Lam | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | |
| Newton Lam | San Francisco County Superior Court (2001–2022) | California | active | |
| John Lansden | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2003– ) | New York | active | |
| Laurie L. Lau | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (1993–2017) | New York | retired | |
| Alfred Laureta | District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands (1978–1988) | Northern Mariana Islands | deceased | |
| Charles J. Lee | Fresno County Superior Court (2022– ) | California | active | First Korean-American judge in Fresno County |
| Christopher P. Lee | Administrative Law Judge, Social Security (1994–2006) | New York | retired | |
| Cynthia Lee | San Francisco Municipal Court (1998); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | active | |
| Elizabeth Lee | San Mateo County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active | |
| Eumi K. Lee | Alameda County Superior Court (2019–2024); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2024– ) | California | active | |
| Jayne Chong-Soon Lee | San Joaquin County Superior Court (Judge: 2019– ) | California | active | |
| John Z. Lee | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2012–2022); United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2022– ) | Illinois | active | |
| Kenneth Lee | Arizona Superior Court, Pima County (1997– ) | Arizona | active | |
| Kenneth K. Lee | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2019– ) | California | active | |
| Jo-Lynne Q. Lee | Alameda County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active | |
| Linda CJ Lee | Washington Court of Appeals (2013– ) | Washington | active | |
| Lorraine Lee | Office of Administrative Hearings (2009– ) | Washington | active | |
| Nelson K.H. Lee | King County Superior Court (2020– ) | Washington | active | |
| Richard Lee | Orange County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | |
| Susan Lee | State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board | California | active | |
| Tony N. Leung | Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota (1994–2011); United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (2011– ) | Minnesota | active | |
| Arthur Lew | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1994–2014) | California | deceased | |
| Jonathan Lew | State of California Office of Administrative Hearings | California | active | |
| Ronald S.W. Lew | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1982–1984); Los Angeles Superior Court (1984–1987); United States District Court for the Central District of California (1987–2023) | California | deceased | |
| Wendy C. Li | New York Civil Court (2019– ) | New York | active | |
| Cynthia Lie | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2014– ) | California | active | |
| Arnold Lim | New York City Family Court (2000–2019) | New York | Term ended | |
| John S.W. Lim | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1999–2007) | Hawaii | deceased | |
| Lillian Lim | San Diego County Superior Court (1986–2007) | California | retired | |
| Rosa Lim | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | |
| Karen Lin | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (appt. 2006) Queens County (2023– ) | New York | active | |
| Rita F. Lin | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2018–2023); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2023– ) | California | active | |
| Tana Lin | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2021– ) | Washington | active | |
| Doris Ling-Cohan | New York City Civil Court (1995–2002)New York Supreme Court, New York County (2003–2020) Appellate Term (2014–2020) | New York | retired | |
| Andrew Liu | Monterey County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | |
| Charles Y.J. Liu | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2017–2018) | New York | deceased | |
| Goodwin Liu | California Supreme Court (2011– ) | California | active | |
| Livia Liu | Dallas County Criminal District Court, No. 7 (2017– ) | Texas | active | |
| Pelayo A. Llamas Jr. | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–2022; Judge 2022–) | California | active | |
| Paul Lo | Merced County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active | |
| Cynthia Loo | Los Angeles Superior Court (2000–2013); Mariposa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2014–2015); Kern County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2015– ) | California | active | |
| Pahoua Lor | Fresno County Superior Court (2022 – ) | California | active | |
| Jessie Louie | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | retired | |
| Lenard Louie | San Francisco Municipal Court (1985–1989); San Francisco County Superior Court (1989–2004) | California | deceased | |
| Harry Low | San Francisco Municipal Court (1967–1974); San Francisco Superior Court (1974–1983); California Court of Appeal, 1st District (1983–1992) | California | retired | |
| Elaine Lu | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007–) | California | active | |
| John T. Lu | Boston Municipal Court (2001–2006); Massachusetts Superior Court (2006– ) | Massachusetts | active | |
| Jackson Lucky IV | Riverside County Superior Court (2008–2021) | California | retired | |
| Christopher Lui | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | |
| Elwood G. Lui | California Court of Appeal APJ,2nd District (1975–1987; 2015–) | California | active | |
| Jennifer T. Lum | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2001–2009) | California | resigned | |
| Jason Luong | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active | |
| Linda Lye | Contra Costa County Superior Court (2018–2020) | California | retired | |
| John K.C. Mah | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | retired | |
| Kenji Machida | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2001–2018) | California | active | |
| Jaya K. Madhavan | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2004– 2019?) | New York | Term ended | |
| Kazuharu Makino | Orange County Superior Court (1986–2011) | California | retired | |
| Joaquin V.E. Manibusan Jr. | United States District Court for the District of Guam (2004–2020) | Guam | retired | |
| Jenny Cheung Marino | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020– ) | California | active | |
| Masaji Marumoto | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1956–1973) | Hawaii | deceased | First Japanese American Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii |
| William M. Marutani | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District Pennsylvania (1975–1986) | Pennsylvania | deceased | |
| Fa’amomoi P. Masaniai Jr. | King County District Court (2021– ) | Washington | active | |
| Laura Masunaga | Siskiyou County Superior Court (2005–2019) | California | retired | |
| Kiyo A. Matsumoto | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2008– ) | New York | active | |
| Pamala Matsumoto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Juvenile Court Referee; term ended 2012); Administrative Law Judge | California | Term ended | |
| Chuck Mau | United States Tax Court (1948–1950) United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1950–1951) | Hawaii | deceased | First Asian American (Chinese) Federal Judge |
| Aimee Maurer | Spokane County District Court | Washington | active | |
| Jon Mayeda | Los Angeles County Municipal Court (1981–1999); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1999–2007) | California | retired | |
| Christopher McDonald | Iowa Supreme Court (2019– ) | Iowa | active | |
| Maureen McKee | King County Superior Court (2018– ) | Washington | active | |
| Sabrina McKenna | Hawaii State Supreme Court (2011– ) | Hawaii | active | |
| Carla Wong McMillian | Georgia State Court for Fayette County (2010–2013); Georgia Court of Appeals (2013–2020); Supreme Court of Georgia (2020– ) | Georgia | active | |
| Cheryl Chun Meegan | Superior Court of Sacramento County (1994–2018) | California | retired | |
| Amit Mehta | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2014– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | |
| Benjamin Menor | Hawaii Circuit Court (1968–1974) Supreme Court of Hawaii (1974–1983) | Hawaii | deceased | First Filipino American State Supreme Court Justice |
| Nathan D. Mihara | Santa Clara County Superior Court (1988–1993); California Court of Appeal, 6th District (1993–2020) | California | active | |
| Elisabeth K. Mineta | Monterey County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | |
| Vibhav Mittal | Orange County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Jack Mizuha | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1961–1968 ) | Hawaii | deceased | |
| Susan Oki Mollway | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1998– ) | Hawaii | active | First Asian American female federal judge |
| Ronald T.Y. Moon | Hawaii First Circuit Court (1982–1990); Hawaii State Supreme Court (1990–2010) | Hawaii | deceased | |
| Joanne Motoike | Orange County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active | |
| Kenneth Moy | DuPage County Circuit Court (1996–2007) | Illinois | retired | |
| Sarala Nagala | United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2021– ) | Connecticut | active | |
| John Nalbandian | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2018– ) | Kentucky | active | |
| Mike K. Nakagawa | Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada (2006– ) | Nevada | active | |
| Robert Nakagawa | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | |
| Vernon K. Nakahara | Alameda County Municipal Court (1989–1995); Alameda County Superior Court (1995–2018) | California | retired | |
| Lynn Nakamoto | Oregon Court of Appeals (2011–2016); Supreme Court of Oregon (2015–2021) | Oregon | retired | |
| Craig H. Nakamura | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2004–2018) | Hawaii | retired | |
| Kirk Nakamura | Orange County Superior Court (2001–2021) | California | active | |
| Eric Nakata | San Bernardino Municipal Court (1995–1998); San Bernardino County Superior Court (1998–2022) | California | deceased | |
| Paula A. Nakayama | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1993–2023) | Hawaii | retired | |
| Arthur Nakazato | United States District Court for the Central District of California (1996–2016) | California | retired | |
| Marcus Naylor | King County District Court (2019– ) | Washington | active | |
| Jacqueline Nguyen | Superior Court of Los Angeles (2002–2009); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2009–2012); United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2012– ) | California | active | |
| Nho Trong Nguyen | Orange County Superior Court (2000–2013) | California | retired | |
| Daniel Nishigaya | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2010– ) | California | active | |
| Cary Nishimoto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1987– ) | California | active | |
| Ricardo Ocampo | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | |
| John Oda | Alameda County Municipal Court (1987–1989); Workers Compensation Appeals Board (Commissioner: 1989–1995) | California | retired | |
| Jinsook Ohta | San Diego County Superior Court (2020–2021); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Sam Ohta | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1998–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000– ) | California | active | |
| Jeffrey K. Oing | New York Supreme Court (2017– ) | New York | active | |
| Patrick Oishi | King County Superior Court (2011– ) | Washington | active | |
| Melvin Okamoto | Denver County Court (1999–2008) | Colorado | retired | |
| Vincent Okamoto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2020) | California | deceased | |
| Dan Oki | Citrus Municipal Court (1992–1997); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1997–2019) | California | retired | |
| Tomekichi "Tom" Okino | Puna district Magistrate (1934–) | Hawaii | deceased | First Japanese American Judge |
| Roxanne Song Ong | Phoenix Municipal Court (1991–2014) | Arizona | retired | |
| Tomson T. Ong | Long Beach Municipal Court (1997–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2024) | California | retired | |
| Rafael Ongkeko | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2023) | California | retired | |
| Sandra Otaka | Cook County Circuit Court, Child Protection (2002–2009) | Illinois | deceased | |
| Jill Otake | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2018– ) | Hawaii | active | |
| Martha M. Pacold | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– ) | Illinois | active | |
| Harkjoon Paik | Monterey County Superior Court (1975–1997) | California | deceased | |
| Florence Y. Pan | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2009–2021); United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2021–2022); United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2022– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | |
| Ushir Pandit-Durant | New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (2019– ) | New York (state) | active | |
| Ann H. Park | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | |
| Michael H. Park | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2019– ) | New York | active | |
| Mihae Park | Gwinnett County Recorders Court (2021 – ) | Georgia | active | |
| David Pendleton | Administrative Law Judge, Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (2006–2016) | Hawaii | term ended | |
| Mia Roberts Perez | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2016–2022); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2022– ) | Pennsylvania | active | |
| Cheri Pham | Orange County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | |
| Tu M. Pham | United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2003– ) | Tennessee | active | |
| George F. Phelan | Norfolk and Nantucket Probate & Family Courts (2009–2020) | Massachusetts | retired | |
| Vedica Puri | San Francisco Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | |
| Tue Phan-Quang | Executive Office for Immigration Review (1995–2012) | California | retired | |
| Dorothy Chou Proudfoot | City and County of San Francisco Rent Board (2018– ) | California | active | |
| Rupa Ranga Puttagunta | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2022–2024) | Washington, D.C. | resigned | |
| Ronald Quidachay | San Francisco Municipal Court (1983–1998); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998–2018) | California | retired | |
| Raja Rajeswari | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2015– ) | New York | active | |
| E. Rania Rampersad | King County District Court (2021–2023) King County Superior Court (2023– ) | Washington | active | |
| Nicholas Ranjan | United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2019– ) | Pennsylvania | active | |
| Archana Rao | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2020– ) | New York City | active | |
| Neomi Rao | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2019– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | |
| Julian C. Recana | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015– ) | California | active | |
| Mel Recana | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1981– ) | California | active | |
| Sheila Recio | Orange County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | |
| Benjamin Reyes | Superior Court of Contra Costa County (2017– ) | California | active | |
| Brenda T. Rhoades | U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas (2003– ) | Texas | active | |
| Whitney Rivera | Edmonds Municipal Court | Washington | active | |
| Jerome Roaché | Seattle Municipal Court | Washington | active | |
| Aruna P. Rodrigo | San Bernardino County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020–2021; Judge: 2021– ) | California | active | |
| Regina M. Rodriguez | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2021– ) | Colorado | active | |
| Rebecca Rossow | Ramsey County Juvenile and Family Court Division (Referee: 2011– ) | Minnesota | active | |
| Donna Ryu | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010– ) | California | active | |
| Tammy C. Ryu | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active | |
| Dana Sabraw | San Diego Municipal Court (1995–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2003); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2003– ) | California | active | |
| Mamoru Sakuma | Sacramento County Municipal Court (1963–1964); Sacramento County Superior Court (1964–1985) | California | deceased | |
| Stephanie C. Santoro | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2023– ) | California | active | |
| Cesar Sarmiento | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993–2014) | California | active | |
| Bentrish Satarzadeh | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– ) | California | active | |
| Stephanie Sato | Alameda County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Dalip Singh Saund | Westmoreland Judicial District (1952–1957) | California | deceased | First Asian American (Indian) elected Justice of the Peace |
| Lorna G. Schofield | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2012– ) | New York | active | |
| Karen Gren Scholer | Texas District Court, 95th Judicial District (2001–2008); United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (2018– ) | Texas | active | |
| Ramona See | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1997–2021) | California | active | |
| Susan Ser | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Deborah Chuang Servino | Orange County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active | |
| Damon Shadid | Seattle Municipal Court | Washington | active | |
| Ketu Shah | King County District Court (2013–2019) King County Superior Court (2019– ) | Washington | active | |
| Manish S. Shah | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2014– ) | Illinois | active | |
| Phyllis Shibata | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2001–2023) | California | active | |
| Sookyoung Shin | Massachusetts Appeals Court (2016– ) | Massachusetts | active | |
| Nhan-Ai Simms | Gwinnett County Juvenile Court (2020– ) | Georgia | active | |
| Lillian Sing | San Francisco County Superior Court (1983–2015) | California | retired | |
| Mark Singerton | Riverside County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Anil C. Singh | New York City Civil Court (2012); New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (2017– ) | New York | active | |
| Rukhsanah Singh | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2022– ) | New Jersey | active | |
| Sabita Singh | Concord District Court (2006–2017); Massachusetts Appeals Court (2018– ) | Massachusetts | active | |
| Anuraag Singhal | United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2019– ) | Florida | active | |
| Eleanor C. Sinnott | Boston Municipal Court (2006– ) | Massachusetts | active | |
| Taiyyeba Safri Skomra | Immigration Judge, U. S. Department of Justice (2022– ) | California | active | |
| Kawika Smith | San Bernardino County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Micah W. J. Smith | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2024– ) | Hawaii | active | |
| Kenneth So | San Diego Municipal Court (1994–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2023) | California | active | |
| Janene Sohng | Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals | Washington | active | |
| Diana Song Quiroga | United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2012– ) | Texas | active | |
| Philip Soto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | active | |
| Sri Srinivasan | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2013– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | First South Asian American U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, Shortlisted for SCOTUS |
| Nicole J. Starr | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2015– ) | Minnesota | active | |
| Arun Subramanian | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active | |
| Randolph M. Subryan | New Jersey Superior Court, Passaic County | New Jersey | retired | |
| Richard Sueyoshi | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2009– ) | California | active | |
| John H. Sugiyama | Superior Court of Contra Costa County (2002–2020) | California | retired | |
| Linda Sun | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | |
| Jennifer Sung | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Thomas Surh | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) | California | retired | |
| Steven Suzukawa | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1989–1992); Los Angeles Superior Court (1993–2006); California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (2006–2014) | California | retired | |
| Paul Suzuki | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010–2022) | California | retired | |
| Leah Taguba | King County District Court (2021– ) | Washington | active | |
| Sanjay Tailor | Cook County Circuit Court (2003–2022) Illinois First District Appellate Court (2022– ) | Illinois | active | |
| Irene Takahashi | Contra Costa County Municipal Court (1988–1990) | California | retired | |
| Takasugi Takai | Santa Clara County Superior Court | California | retired | |
| Drew Takaichi | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | |
| Jon Takasugi | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | |
| Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1973–1975); Los Angeles Superior Court (1975–1976); United States District Court for the Central District of California (1976–2009) | California | deceased | |
| Patricia Medina Talbert | New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County (2000–2007) | New Jersey | Term Ended | |
| Indira Talwani | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2014– ) | Massachusetts | active | |
| Gloria Tan | Massachusetts Juvenile Court (2013–2024); Massachusetts Appeals Court (2024– ) | Massachusetts | active | |
| Sen K. Tan | Anchorage Superior Court (1997–2004) | Alaska | retired | |
| Victor Tan | California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board | California | retired | |
| Gary Tanaka | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active | |
| Julie Tang | San Francisco Municipal Court (1991–1997); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998–2015) | California | retired | |
| Paul E. Tang | Arizona Superior Court, Pima County (2001–2021) | Arizona | retired | |
| Thomas Tang | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1977–1995) | Arizona | deceased | First Chinese American federal judge in the continental U.S. |
| Elizabeth J. Yalin Tao | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (1994– ) | New York | active | |
| A. Wallace Tashima | U.S, District Court for the Central District of California (1980–1996); United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1996– ) | California | active | First Japanese American U.S. Court of Appeals judge |
| Amul Thapar | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (2008–2017); United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2017– ) | Kentucky | active | |
| Indu Thomas | Thurston County Superior Court (Commissioner 2017–2021; Judge 2021– ) | Washington | active | |
| Kathryn Doi Todd | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1978–1981); Los Angeles Superior Court (1981–2000); California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (2000–2013) | California | retired | First Asian American female judge in the U.S. |
| Peter Tom | New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (1994–2019) | New York | retired | |
| Michelle Tong | San Francisco County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | |
| Susan Jung Townsend | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | |
| Leonard N. Trinh | San Diego County Superior Court (2022– ) | California | active | |
| Ricky Tripp | Tulare County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | |
| Terry Truong | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2014– ) | California | active | |
| Richard Tsai | New York City Civil Court Judge (2017– ) | New York | active | |
| Stella Tsai | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (2017– ) | Pennsylvania | active | |
| Alex G. Tse | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2019– ) | California | active | |
| Brian Tsuchida | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2008– ) | Washington | active | |
| Wilfred Tsukiyama | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1959–1965) | Hawaii | deceased | First Asian American (Japanese) state chief justice (Hawaii) |
| Mikio Uchiyama | Fresno County Justice Court (1968–1990) | California | deceased | |
| Raymond Uno | Salt Lake City Court (1976–1978); Utah 5th Circuit Court (1978–1984); Utah 3rd District Court (1984–2002) | Utah | deceased | |
| Meredith Vacca | Monroe County Court (2021–2024); United States District Court for the Western District of New York (2024– ) | New York | active | |
| Anuradha Vaitheswaran | Iowa Court of Appeals (1999–2023 ) | Iowa | retired | |
| Rena Marie Van Tine | Cook County Circuit Court, Child Protection (2001–2024 ) Illinois First District Appellate Court (pending) | Illinois | active | |
| Thai Vang | Montgomery District Court (2019 – ) | North Carolina | active | |
| Padma Veeru-Collings | Office of Administrative Hearings (2019 – ) | Washington | active | |
| Jerry Bustos Vinluan III | Santa Cruz County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Nathan T. Vu | Orange County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | |
| Sophia Y. Vuelo | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2017– ) | Minnesota | active | |
| Robert S. Wada | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | |
| Richelle M. Wahi | Minnesota First Judicial District (2016– ) | Minnesota | active | |
| James H. Wakatsuki | Hawaii Supreme Court (1983–1992) | Hawaii | deceased | |
| Kimberly Walden | Tukwila Municipal Court | Washington | active | |
| Lisa Wang | United States Court of International Trade (2024– ) | New York | active | |
| Nina Y. Wang | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2015– ) | Colorado | active | |
| Shan C. Wang | Minnesota Seventh Judicial District (2017– ) | Minnesota | active | |
| Neera Lall Walsh | Cook County Circuit Court (2007– ) | Illinois | active | |
| Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1987–1993); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993– ) | California | active | |
| Madge S. Watai | State Bar Court of California (1996–2008) | California | retired | |
| Corinne Watanabe | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1992–2009) | Hawaii | retired | |
| Michael J. Watanabe | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1999–2018) | Colorado | retired | |
| Wilfred Watanabe | Hawaii District Court (1981–2003) | Hawaii | deceased | |
| Derrick Watson | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2013– ) | Hawaii | active | |
| Tommy B. Webb | Kansas Twenty-Sixth Judicial District (1988–2016) | Kansas | retired | First Asian American judge in Kansas |
| Michael E. Whitaker | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | |
| G. Michael Witte | Wayne Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: 2009); Dearborn Superior Court (2000–2008); Dearborn County Court (1985–2000) | Indiana | retired | |
| Alvin T. Wong | State Court of DeKalb County, Division 1 (1998– ) | Georgia | active | |
| Cerena Wong | Sonoma County Superior Court (1997–2010) | California | retired | |
| Delbert E. Wong | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1961–1982) | California | deceased | First Chinese American Judge in the Continental U.S. |
| Dick Yin Wong | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1975–1978) | Hawaii | deceased | |
| Garrett L. Wong | San Francisco County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active | |
| George H. Wu | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1993–1996); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1996–2007); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2007–2023) | California | active | |
| Margie G. Woods | San Diego Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1993–2001); San Diego County Superior Court (2001–2021) | California | active | |
| R. Glenn Yabuno | San Bernardino Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | |
| Glenn H. Yamahiro | Milwaukee County Circuit Court (2003– ) | Wisconsin | active | |
| Adam C. Yang | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2018– ) | Minnesota | active | |
| Bryant Y. Yang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | |
| Debra Wong Yang | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1997–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2002) | California | retired | |
| Kristy Yang | Milwaukee County Circuit Court (2018– ) | Wisconsin | active | |
| P. Paul Yang | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2018– ) | Minnesota | active | |
| Scott A. Yang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
| Sue Pai Yang | Essex County Workers' Compensation Court (ret. 2012) | New Jersey | retired | |
| Paul M. Yee | Quincy District Court (2009–2018) | Massachusetts | retired | |
| Brian Yep | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | |
| Steven Yep | Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner) | California | unknown (resigned or retired) | |
| Erica Yew | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2001– ) | California | active | |
| Arthur Yim | Administrative Law Judge (Social Security Administration, Bureau of Hearing and Appeals; 1976–1990) | Michigan | deceased | |
| George Yonehiro | Placer County Municipal Court (1967–1985); Placer County Superior Court (1985–1998) | California | deceased | |
| Jasmine H. Yoon | United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (2024– ) | Virginia | active | |
| Youlee Yim You | United States District Court for the District of Oregon (2016– ) | Oregon | active | |
| Diane C. Yu | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: c. 1984) | California | retired | |
| Mary Yu | King County Superior Court (2000–2014); Washington Supreme Court (2014– ) | Washington | active | |
| William Yu | Cook County Circuit Court (2018– ) | Illinois | active | |
| Scott Yun | U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (2014– ) | California | active | |
| Carrie Zepeda-Madrid | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | |
| Jerri J. Zhang | 16th Judicial Circuit (2021– ) | Missouri | active | |

## Other topics of interest

* List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States
* List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
* List of African American jurists
* List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
* List of Jewish American jurists
* List of LGBT jurists in the United States
* List of Native American jurists