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John He

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John He

Counsel

San Francisco

John He focuses his practice on complex litigation matters in both trial and appellate courts. 

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. He served as a law clerk for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson of the United States Supreme Court. He previously was a trial attorney at the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice, where he brought cases enforcing the Fair Housing Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other federal civil rights statutes. Prior to his time in government, Mr. He was a Skadden Fellow at Public Justice, where he litigated cases challenging the imposition of excessive fines and fees imposed by the criminal legal system. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Marsha S. Berzon of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Sidney H. Stein of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Recognition

  • Named to the High Honor Roll of the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, recognizing attorneys who dedicate significant pro bono service to expanding access to justice in the District of Columbia.

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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2018

      magna cum laude

      Order of the Coif

      Henry M. Bates Memorial Scholarship Award

      Editor-in-Chief, Michigan Law Review

      Finalist, Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition

      President, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association

    • BS, Physiological Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 2011

  • Admissions

    • California

    • District of Columbia

    • US Supreme Court

    • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

    • US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

    • US District Court for the Northern District of California

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Ketanji Brown Jackson, US Supreme Court, 2023 - 2024

    • The Hon. Sidney H. Stein, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2019 - 2020

    • The Hon. Marsha S. Berzon, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2018 - 2019

Credentials

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