Lisa Wang (judge) explained

Lisa Wen-Jia Wang (born 1980)^[1] is a Chinese-American lawyer from Washington, D.C. who has served as a United States judge of the United States Court of International Trade since 2024.

Early life and education

Wang was born to Tina Congying Wang and Frank Xiaohang Wang in Beijing, China.^[2] Her family immigrated to the United States when she was five. She grew up in East Greenbush, New York.

She earned a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 2006.^[3]

Career

From 2006 to 2009, she was an associate with Dewey and LeBoeuf L.L.P. She also worked at a private law firm, where she specialized in trade law. From 2009 to 2012, she was the senior import administration officer for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China. From 2012 to 2014, she was an assistant general counsel in the Office of the United States Trade Representative. From 2014 to 2016, she was a senior attorney in the Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance in the U.S. Department of Commerce.

On July 13, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Wang to serve as the assistant secretary for enforcement and compliance at the Department of Commerce.^[4] She was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2021.^[5] She was sworn in on January 6, 2022.^[6] She also served as the Department of Commerce's delegate on the Interagency Working Group for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

Trade court service

On June 28, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Wang to serve as a United States judge of the United States Court of International Trade. On July 11, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Wang to the seat vacated by Judge Leo M. Gordon, who assumed senior status on March 22, 2019.^[7] On July 26, 2023, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.^[8] On September 14, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote.^[9] On January 3, 2024, her nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate^[10] and she was renominated on January 8, 2024.^[11] On January 18, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote.^{[12] [13]} On February 1, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 53–43 vote.^[14] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 53–42 vote.^[15] She received her commission on February 7, 2024.

Personal life

Wang is married and has two daughters.

See also

• List of Asian American jurists

Notes and References

1. Web site: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 25, 2023.
2. Web site: November 16, 2021 . Opening Statement of Lisa Wang, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Department of Commerce . June 28, 2023 . www.finance.senate.gov.
3. President Biden Names Thirty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney . June 28, 2023 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . June 28, 2023.
4. President Biden Announces 11 Key Nominations . July 13, 2021 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . June 28, 2023.
5. Web site: PN1003 — Lisa W. Wang — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022) . US Congress . December 16, 2021 . June 28, 2023.
6. Web site: Lisa Wang . June 28, 2023 . www.trade.gov . en.
7. Nominations Sent to the Senate . July 11, 2023 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
8. Web site: Nominations. July 25, 2023. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Washington, D.C..
9. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2023. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 14, 2023.
10. Web site: January 3, 2024 . PN814 — Lisa W. Wang — The Judiciary . January 9, 2024 . congress.gov.
11. Nominations Sent to the Senate . January 8, 2024 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
12. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 19, 2024.
13. Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Twenty Judicial Nominations, One Executive Nomination to the Full Senate . January 18, 2024 . United States Senate Judiciary Committee . January 18, 2024.
14. Web site: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lisa W. Wang to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade). United States Senate. February 1, 2024. February 1, 2024.
15. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade). February 1, 2024. United States Senate. February 1, 2024.