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John Yoo Net Worth

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Updated on January 15, 2026



John Choon Yoo net worth is
$500,000

John Choon Yoo Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

John Choon Yoo (born July 10, 1967) is an American attorney, law professor, and author. He served as a political appointee, the Deputy Assistant U.S. Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice (OLC), during the George W. Bush administration. He is best known for his opinions concerning the Geneva Conventions that legitimized the War on Terror by the United States. He also authored the so-called Torture Memos, which concerned the use of what the Central Intelligence Agency called enhanced interrogation techniques including waterboarding.In 2009, two days after taking office, President Barack Obama in Executive Order 13491 repudiated and revoked all legal guidance on interrogation authored by Yoo and his successors in the Office of Legal Counsel between September 11, 2001, and January 20, 2009. At the time of the Obama administration, he continues to be a Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. 
Full NameJohn Choon Yoo
Net Worth$500,000
Date Of Birth1967-07-10
OccupationLaw professor, former official in the United States Department of Justice
ProfessionArt Department
Work PositionDeputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
EducationYale Law School
SpouseElsa Arnett
NicknamesJohn Yoo, Yoo, John

Known for movies

Fellowship of the Dice 2005
as Art Department