Kiyo Matsumoto

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Kiyo Matsumoto
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (senior status)
Tenure

2022 - Present

Years in position

2

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Successor: Ramon Reyes Jr.
Predecessor: Edward Korman

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley, 1976

Law

Georgetown University Law Center, 1981

Personal
Birthplace
Raleigh, N.C.


Kiyo Matsumoto is a federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She joined the court in 2008 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R).[1] She assumed senior status on July 23, 2022.[2]

Early life and education

Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Matsumoto graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with her bachelor's degree in 1976 and later from Georgetown University Law Center with a J.D. in 1981.[1]

Professional career

Matsumoto was a private practice attorney in Washington State from 1981 to 1983 before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office as assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1983 to 2004. Matsumoto served as an adjunct professor of law at New York University School of Law from 1998 to 2004.[1]

Judicial career

Eastern District of New York

Matsumoto was a federal magistrate judge for the Eastern District of New York in 2004 where she served a partial term until 2008.[1]

In 2008, Matsumoto was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York by President George W. Bush (R) on March 11, 2008, to a seat vacated by Edward Korman as Korman assumed senior status. Matsumoto was confirmed by the Senate on July 17, 2008, on a majority vote and received commission on July 22, 2008.[3] She assumed senior status on July 23, 2022.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Edward Korman
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
2008-2022
Succeeded by
Ramon Reyes Jr.