Hon. John W. Lui is an Administrative Law Judge with the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings, where he currently presides over cases involving the Department of Employment Services, the Department of Public Works, the Department of For-Hire Vehicles, the Department of Buildings, and the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection. Judge Lui is also a reserve Officer in the United States Coast Guard, serving as a Judge Advocate General, where he provides legal advice in the areas of fiscal law, ethics law, employment law, and administrative law. He is a mentor with the Asian American Youth Leadership Empowerment and Development and the Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund. He is also a regular volunteer with the Capital Area Food Bank and So Others Might Eat.

Judge Lui previously worked for the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. There, he represented numerous local government agencies and litigated cases in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and various administrative tribunals.

Judge Lui earned his Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Public Policy from American University. Following his undergraduate studies, he served as a youth development volunteer in the United States Peace Corps in Morocco. Judge Lui earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. There, he served as a student attorney in the Housing and Consumer Law Clinic and the General Practice Clinic and provided over 800 hours of pro bono legal service.