Pan was born in 1966 in New York City to parents who had immigrated to the United States from Taiwan in 1961. Her father is Wu-Ching Pan, and her mother is Felicia D. Pan.[5] She grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey.[6]
Superior Court of the District of Columbia service[edit]
On March 24, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Pan to serve as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[12] Pan was confirmed by voice vote on May 21, 2009.[13] She remained on the court until her confirmation to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2021.[14][11]
Expired nomination to U.S. district court under Obama[edit]
Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan administers the oath of office to Judge Pan at her ceremonial investiture for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Renomination to U.S. district court under Biden[edit]
On March 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Pan to serve as a United States district judge for the District of Columbia.[18] On June 15, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Pan to the seat vacated by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was nominated to serve as a circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[19] On July 14, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[20] On August 5, 2021, her nomination was favorably reported by the committee by a 18–4 vote.[21] On September 20, 2021, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed cloture on her nomination.[22] On September 22, 2021, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 66–27 vote.[23] On September 23, 2021, her nomination was confirmed by a 68–30 vote.[24] She received her judicial commission the same day.[11] She is the first Asian American woman to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.[25] Her service as a district judge was terminated on September 28, 2022, when she was elevated to the court of appeals.[11]
On May 25, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Pan to serve as a United States circuit judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.[26] She was nominated to the seat being vacated by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was elevated to the Supreme Court of the United States.[27] A hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 22, 2022.[28] On July 21, 2022, her nomination was favorably reported by the committee by a 13–9 vote.[29] On September 15, 2022, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed cloture on her nomination.[30] On September 19, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–38 vote.[31] On September 20, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by a 52–42 vote.[32] She received her judicial commission on September 26, 2022.[11] She is the first Chinese American to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.[33]
^"WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Florence Pan, Max Stier". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. May 23, 2004. Retrieved July 16, 2024. She is a daughter of Felicia D. Pan and Wu-Ching Pan of Cliffside Park, N.J.
^"Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House (Press release). Washington, D.C.: White House. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^"Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Judiciary Committee. June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
^Raymond, Nate (September 20, 2022). "U.S. Senate approves Pan to succeed U.S. Supreme Court's Jackson on D.C. Circuit". Reuters. Thomson Reuters Corporation. Retrieved June 2, 2024. The Senate voted 52-42 in favor of Pan becoming the first Chinese American to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a court many consider second only to the U.S. Supreme Court in importance thanks to a docket heavy with cases concerning government decisions and regulations.
^"WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Florence Pan, Max Stier". The New York Times. May 23, 2004. Florence Yu Pan and Max Ian Stier were married yesterday at the New Zealand Embassy in Washington. Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig performed the ceremony, which was followed by a Chinese wedding banquet.
^"lifecycle"(PDF). Adas Israel Congregation Chronicle. Washington, D.C.: The Adas Israel Congregation. October 2017. p. 17. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^"Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees"(PDF). www.judiciary.senate.gov. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. p. 6. Retrieved May 23, 2024. Adas Israel Congregation (2008 - present)