Ruchun Ji
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4604831
- Admitted
- 2008 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Ruchun Ji is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Third Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Ruchun Ji has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
799 other attorneys list Sidley Austin LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 216 of them were admitted before 2008. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beatriz Azcuy | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Gerald Brant | 2008 | Currently registered |
| George Henry Brooks | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Robert Banks Bruce | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Melissa Colon-Bosolet | 2008 | Currently registered |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
Ruchun Ji studied at University of Chicago Law School (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, LAW SCHOOL”). 721 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Ruchun Ji was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 182 were admitted before 2008 and 193 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Everyone who lists Sidley Austin LLP800 on the register, 216 of the others admitted before 2008.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered; 18 of them list Sidley Austin LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 3,278 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Ruchun Ji’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Ruchun Ji in 2008. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).