Todd Kim
Todd Kim | |
|---|---|
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Jeffrey Bossert Clark |
| 1st Solicitor General of the District of Columbia | |
| In office March 22, 2006 – November 22, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Loren AliKhan (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Todd Sunhwae Kim |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Todd Sunhwae Kim is an American attorney who has been confirmed to be the United States Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division. He served as the first Solicitor General for the District of Columbia. He was appointed by Attorney General Robert J. Spagnoletti to be responsible for all of the District's appellate litigation before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.[1] In February 2014, President Obama nominated Kim to a seat on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, but his nomination never received a final vote in the Senate.[2] On April 30, 2015, President Obama re-nominated Kim to the position,[3] but the Senate did not act on that nomination either.[4]
Early life and education
Kim graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1997, where he was an executive editor of the Harvard Law Review, and received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, in biology from Harvard College in 1994. After law school, he served as a law clerk to Judith Rogers on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Professional career
Prior to becoming Solicitor General, Kim was an appellate attorney for the United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division.
In 2017, his final year as solicitor general, Kim argued on behalf of the District in the Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Wesby. In January 2018, he became a partner in Reed Smith's appellate practice.[5]
On March 15, 2021, it was announced that President Joe Biden would nominate Kim to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division.[6]
On July 26, 2021, the United States Senate invoked cloture on Kim's nomination in a 54-41 vote.[7] The following day, the Senate confirmed Kim in a 58-41 vote.[8]
Personal life
On February 22, 2004, Kim appeared as the first contestant on a short-run Who Wants to Be a Millionaire spin-off game show called Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire, where he won $500,000 after being helped to the correct answer by Nancy Christy, the only female to win $1,000,000 on the American version of "Millionaire". She was called upon while serving as a Wise Man lifeline. Kim decided to walk away on his $1,000,000 question.
Kim is married to Carolyn Kim and has two sons.[9]
References
- ^ DC's Attorney General Names Todd Kim as the District's First Solicitor General - Releases - Office of the Attorney General
- ^ Nomination of Todd Sunhwae Kim, 113th Congress
- ^ Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
- ^ Nomination of Todd Sunhwae Kim, 114th Congress
- ^ Todd Kim, Solicitor General of the District of Columbia, Joins Reed Smith’s National Appellate Practice, January 18, 2018
- ^ "President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Key Members of his Administration". White House. March 15, 2021.
- ^ https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00278
- ^ https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00279
- ^ https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Todd%20Kim%20Opening%20Statement.pdf
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