Juyung Jacqueline An was born and raised in Daegu, South Korea until the age of nine when her family immigrated to Toronto, Canada. In 1993, she entered law school and specialized in trial advocacy.

 In 1998, she was called to the bar and immediately established a private law practice which dealt exclusively with criminal law. From the start of her practice, she represented with a wide variety of criminal charges, such as drug trafficking, homicide, assault and the like. Over her 14 years of practice, she conducted hundreds of jury trials, constitutional challenges, judge-alone trials and various appeals.

Jacqueline An has represented majority of Jacqueline An has represented majority of high profile Korean criminal cases in the Korean community. She is active within the Korean community as a lawyer and advisor on Korean community matters. She has been profiled as a criminal lawyer panelist on Korean and Canadian legal television shows, newspapers and magazines. More recently, she was profiled in South Korea, SBS-Network “ Want to know More” documentary on her Korean gang rape/cult case on April 10, 2010.

Jacqueline An is the President of KOWIN, Toronto Chapter( Korean Women’s International Network) and vice-president of Canada KOWIN. She was the Vice President of FACL (Federal Asian Canadian Lawyers), Gala Chair and Scholarship chair. She has served as the Vice President of KCWA (Korean Canadian Women’s Association) for many years She was also a legal advisor for the Ontario Tae Kwon Do Association (OTA) for two years. She was also the legal advisor to the Korean Consul General for many years.

 Jacqueline An is a 3rd Dan in Tae Kwon Do and by this year she will be attaining 4th Dan or Master in Tae Kwon Do. She has won four gold medals in sparring in Tae Kwon Do competitions. She has received a distinction by The Law Society of Upper Canada as “exceptional Ontario lawyer of Korean Heritage” in 2010.