Eumi Kim Lee at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- Jurisdiction
- California · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 7, 2024–present
Eumi Kim Lee
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Jerome Turner, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 1999-2000
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Warren J. Ferguson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2001-2002
- Professional Career: University of California Hastings College of the Law (now University of California College of the Law, San Francisco), 2001, 2005-2018
- Professional Career: Moot court, legal research and writing instructor, 2001
- Professional Career: Clinical professor of law, 2011-2018
- Professional Career: Co-director, Hastings Institute for Criminal Justice, 2010-2012
- Professional Career: Clinical attorney and assistant clinical professor, 2005-2008
- Professional Career: Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2000-2001, 2002-2005, 2006-2008, 2010-2012
- Professional Career: Associate clinical professor of law, 2008-2010
Judicial service
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2018-present
- Professional Career: Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2018-2024
Education
- Georgetown University · 1999
- Pomona College · B.A., 1994
- Georgetown University Law Center · J.D., 1999
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
. Proper Use General Order 58 for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California covers the use of electronic devices in the courthouse and must be adhered to at all times. In addition, individual judges may issue specific orders regarding the use of Wi-Fi in their courtrooms and by jurors.Courtroom Technology | Northern District of California | United States District Court ↗
Presentation Procedure
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
(b) Copyright Cases . To the extent then known or readily available and feasible, a party who bases a claim on copyright must include as exhibits the copyright registration (or, if there is no relevant copyright registration yet, the relevant copyright application) and one or more demonstrative exemplars of the copying and infringement. Such party…ADR Local Rules | Northern District of California | United States District Court ↗
Technology Walkthrough
The Northern District of California publishes guidance advising counsel to fully test their equipment and schedule a courtroom visit to test it before the proceeding.
The court highly recommends that counsel be familiar their equipment and fully test prior to using anything in the courtroom. ... schedule a visit in the courtroom to test everything before the proceeding.Courtroom Technology | Northern District of California | United States District Court ↗
Specialized Evidence Software
For e-evidence requiring specialized software, the Northern District of California publishes a process for at least two business days' advance notice through the Courtroom Deputy and approval by the judge and Court IT.
at least two (2) business days advance notice, counsel may request via the Courtroom Deputy that the specialized software be loaded by counsel prior to use of the system. If the judge and the court’s IT Department approve...Courtroom Technology | Northern District of California | United States District Court ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked August 16, 2026
https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14260/eumi-kim-lee/ADR Local Rules | Northern District of California | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://cand.uscourts.gov/rules-forms-fees/local-rules/adr-local-rulesCourtroom Technology | Northern District of California | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://cand.uscourts.gov/attorneys/courtroom-technologyFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts