Patricia Lee (judge) explained

Patricia Lee
Office:Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
Appointer:Steve Sisolak
Term Start:November 21, 2022
Predecessor:Abbi Silver
Birth Name:Patricia Thompson
Birth Place:South Korea
Education:University of Southern California (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

Patricia Lee (born 1974 or 1975)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court since 2022.

Early life and education

Lee was born in South Korea to an African American military father and a native Korean mother.[2] [3] She graduated from Lompoc High School in 1993. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and communications from the University of Southern California in 1997[4] and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School in 2002.[5]

Career

From 2002 to 2022, Lee worked at the law firm Hutchison & Steffen, becoming partner in 2009.[6]

Nevada Supreme Court

In October 2022, Lee was one of six applicants for the vacancy on the Nevada Supreme Court.[7] On November 21, 2022, Governor Steve Sisolak appointed Lee as a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court to fill the seat left by the resignation of Justice Abbi Silver.[8] She is the first African American woman and the first Asian American to serve on the Nevada Supreme Court.[2] [9]

Personal life

Lee married her husband Ronnie in 2006 and they have two children.

Notes and References

  1. Four Attorneys and Two Judges Apply to Fill Empty Nevada Supreme Court Seat . October 10, 2022 . Supreme Court of Nevada .
  2. Web site: Stutz . Howard . November 21, 2022 . Las Vegas attorney Patricia Lee named to Nevada Supreme Court . November 26, 2022 . The Nevada Independent . en.
  3. Web site: November 21, 2022 . Sisolak appoints Patricia Lee to Nevada Supreme Court . November 26, 2022 . www.nevadaappeal.com.
  4. Web site: Commission on Judicial Selection Application: Nevada Supreme Court Seat F . November 26, 2022.
  5. Web site: Patricia Lee Profile . November 26, 2022 . www.martindale.com.
  6. Governor Sisolak announces appointment of Patricia Lee to the Nevada Supreme Court, Seat F . November 21, 2022 . Carson City, Nevada . November 26, 2022.
  7. Web site: Bureau . Nevada Appeal Capitol . October 11, 2022 . 6 file for open Nevada Supreme Court seat . November 26, 2022 . www.nevadaappeal.com.
  8. Web site: Patricia Lee Appointed to Nevada Supreme Court, Seat F . State Bar of Nevada.
  9. Web site: Newberg . Katelyn . November 21, 2022 . First Black woman, Asian-American named to state's high court . November 26, 2022 . Las Vegas Review-Journal . en-US.