Sujung Kim

Bio

Born in Seoul and raised in NYC, Sujung graduated from Barnard College in 1988 and the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1994. Sujung began her public defender career in 1995 at the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office where she tried over 25 misdemeanor cases in 2 years. In 1997, she joined the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, where she has tried over 50 misdemeanor, felony and juvenile cases and handled numerous writs and appeals. In 2019, she joined the office’s Research Unit, which she currently manages.

In Fall 2025, Sujung served as an adjunct professor at her alma mater, USF Law School, in the Advanced Moot Court Program and the Mock Trial Competition.