COURT: NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
AGE: 44  
CONFIRMED: JUNE 2010  
APPOINTED BY: OBAMA

Even though Judge Lucy Koh is new to the bench, the powerhouse litigators who recently tried Apple Inc.’s suit against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. before her knew that she already had a fierce reputation. During the smartphone and tablet patent infringement case, they found out just how fierce she could be.