George Wu
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2023 - Present
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George Wu (b.1950) is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He joined the court in 2007 after a nomination by President George W. Bush (R). He assumed senior status on November 3, 2023.[1][2]
Early life and education
Wu graduated from Pomona College with his bachelor's degree in 1972 and later graduated from University of Chicago Law School with his J.D. degree in 1975.
Professional career
- 2007-2023: Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California
- 2023-present: Senior judge
- 2007-2023: Judge
- 1996-2007: Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, California
- 1993-1996: Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, California
- 1982-1989, 1991-1993: Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
- 1979-1982: Assistant professor of law, University of Tennessee College of Law
- 1976-1977, 1979: Law clerk, Hon. Stanley N. Barnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- 1975-1976, 1977-1979, 1989-1991: Private practice
Judicial career
Central District of California (2007-2023)
Judge Wu was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007 to a seat vacated by Ronald Lew. Wu was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 27, 2007, and received commission on April 17, 2007.
Noteworthy cases
MySpace suicide case (2009)
- See also: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (USA v. Lori Drew, 2:08-cr-00582-GW-1)
- See also: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (USA v. Lori Drew, 2:08-cr-00582-GW-1)
Judge Wu was the presiding judge in the case of a Missouri woman who was convicted of computer fraud charges stemming from an Internet hoax that prompted a teenage girl to commit suicide. On July 2, 2009, Judge Wu decided to tentatively acquit Lori Drew, who was convicted in November of 2008. The decision reversed a jury's verdicts which convicted the woman of computer fraud charges.[3]
The case received a lot of national attention and created an uproar on the issue of internet security.[3]
On August 28, 2009, Judge Wu officially reversed the conviction of Lori Drew. The judge found that The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was not applied beyond a reasonable doubt in convicting Drew of a misdemeanor. Wu said that the federal law that governs terms and conditions of visiting a website is "constitutionally vague".[4]
Almost three months later, federal prosecutors said they would not appeal Judge Wu's dismissal of charges against Drew.[5]
See also
External links
- Biography of George Wu from the Federal Judicial Center
- George Wu Confirmed to Federal Bench (dead link), APABA, March 29, 2007
Footnotes
- ↑ United States Courts, "Future Judicial Vacancies," accessed November 3, 2023
- ↑ Biography of George Wu-Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ChinaNet" Federal judge acquits Missouri woman charged with computer fraud, July 2, 2009
- ↑ "Wall Street Journal" Judge Officially Reverses Lori Drew’s Conviction, August 31, 2009
- ↑ "San Jose Mercury News" No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace case, November 20, 2009 (dead link)
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| Preceded by - |
United States District Court for the Central District of California 2007-2023 |
Succeeded by Anne Hwang |
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California