[5] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1975.

[6] Wu served as a law clerk for Judge Stanley Barnes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1976 to 1977 and in 1979.

After his clerkship, Wu was in private practice in Los Angeles, California.

[6] Wu was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007 to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California,[7] to a seat vacated by Judge Ronald S.W.

[8] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27, 2007,[7] and received his commission on April 17, 2007.