--- title: "Youlee Yim You | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/youlee-yim-you-oregon-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Youlee Yim You U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon - State: Oregon - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, appointed on March 1, 2016 by the judges of the District of Oregon - Judge, Oregon Circuit Court - Fourth Judicial District, 2007-02–2016-03 - Judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court (2007–2016) - Senior Assistant Attorney General, State of Oregon - Trial and Appellate Division - Salem Office, 2004–2007-01 - Senior Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice, Trial & Appellate Divisions (2004–2007) - Senior Assistant District Attorney, 1994–1998 - Assistant Attorney General, State of Oregon - Appellate Division - Salem Office, 1992–1994 - Staff Attorney, Metropolitan Public Defender - Portland Office, 1989–1992 - Staff Attorney, U.S. District Court - Central District of California ### Education - Wellesley College — Economics — B.A. (1986) ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, D. Oregon, 2016-present - J.D. — Univ. of Washington — 1989 - Deputy Bureau Chief, Kings County, New York - Urban Planning - She is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education events, former board member of the Oregon Women Lawyers, and recipient of the Award for Judicial Excellence from the Oregon State Bar, the Award for Merit from the Multnomah Bar Association, and the Trailblazer Award from the National Asian-Pacific American Bar Association - Born in New York City and raised in Washington and California, Judge You’s family emigrated from Korea. - 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://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=101) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=101) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=101) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9500/youlee-yim-you/) - [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/9500/youlee-yim-you/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Youlee Yim You](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9500/youlee-yim-you/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Youlee Yim You](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/youlee-yim-you-oregon-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/youlee-yim-you-oregon-us-magistrate", "name": "Youlee Yim You | KnowJudges", "description": "Youlee Yim You, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. 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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-civil-procedure.pdf). 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.