Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 14, 2012–present
Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2002-2009
- deputy chief, General Crimes Division, 2000-2002
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1995-2002
- Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 1991-1994
Judicial service
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2002-2009
- Judge, District Court, C.D. California, 2009-2012
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2012-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- Occidental College · A.B., 1987
Personal record
Born 1965 · Dalat
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392971CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2403/jacqueline-hong-ngoc-nguyen/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure