--- title: "George H. Wu | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-h-wu" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # George H. Wu U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · U.S. District Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California - State: California - Role: U.S. District Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-08-16 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, C.D. California, 2007-present - Law clerk, Hon. Stanley N. Barnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1979-present - Wu was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, filling the seat vacated by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew - Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1996-2007 - Elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 1996, where he held the role of a trial judge until 2007. - Judge, Los Angeles California Municipal Court, 1993-1996 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1991-1993 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1982-1989 - Assistant professor of law, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1979-1982 - Law clerk, Hon. Stanley N. Barnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1976-1977 ### Education - University of Chicago Law School in — J.D. (1975) - Pomona College in — B.A. (1972) ### Additional information - He assumed senior status on November 3, 2023. - received his commission on April 17, 2007. - Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 1989-1991 - Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 1977-1979 - Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 1975-1976 - George Howping Wu was born on November 3, 1950, in New York City. - Date of birth: 1950-01-01 - He comes from a distinguished family with deep legal and cultural roots: he is the great-grandson of Wu Tingfang, the first ethnically Chinese barrister in England, and the grandson of Wu Chaoshu. - His mother, Sylvia Wu, founded the renowned restaurant "Madame Wu's Garden" in Santa Monica. - As a federal judge, Wu presides over civil and criminal cases, with specific procedures and motion schedules outlined by the Central District of California. - His career spans private practice, academia, federal prosecution, and both state and federal judicial service. - Birth place: New York, NY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/) - [Official roster](https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/) - [apps.cacd.uscourts.gov judicial profile or roster](https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3569/george-h-wu/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3569/george-h-wu/) - [Wikidata: George H. Wu](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5540123) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3569/george-h-wu/) - [Wikidata: George H. Wu](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5540123) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-h-wu", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-h-wu", "name": "George H. Wu | KnowJudges", "description": "George H. Wu, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-h-wu#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/george-h-wu#judge", "name": "George H. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.