President Clinton on Thursday nominated two local lawyers for positions as federal district judges in Los Angeles.

Clinton tapped labor lawyer Dolly M. Gee, currently a partner at Los Angeles' Schwartz, Steinsapir, Dohrmann & Sommers, and public interest attorney Fredric D. Woocher of Santa Monica's Strumwasser and Woocher.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) had recommended both Gee, 39, a 1984 UCLA Law School graduate, and Woocher, 48, a 1978 Stanford Law School graduate, to Clinton.

If confirmed, Gee would become the first Chinese American woman to serve on the federal bench.

However, both Gee and Woocher may face a lengthy delay in gaining confirmation. Due to a dispute between the White House and Sen. Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the committee has held no confirmation hearings for any federal judges this year.