Edward M. Chen

(Redirected from Edward Milton Chen )

Edward Milton Chen (born January 20, 1953) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California . He was appointed in 2011 by President Barack Obama . He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2001 to 2011.

Edward M. Chen

Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California

**Incumbent **

Assumed office
May 17, 2022Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California In office
May 12, 2011 – May 17, 2022Appointed byBarack Obama Preceded byMartin Jenkins Succeeded byRita F. Lin Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California In office
2001 – May 12, 2011Personal detailsBornEdward Milton Chen
(1953-01-20) January 20, 1953 (age 73)

Oakland, California , U.S.

EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA , JD )Chinese nameTraditional Chinese 鄭一芳Simplified Chinese 郑一芳

Contents

• 1 Early life and education

• 2 Career

  • 2.1 Federal judicial service

  • 2.2 Notable cases

• 3 See also

• 4 References

• 5 External links

Early life and education

(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_M._Chen&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Early life and education")

Born and raised in Oakland, California , Chen earned a bachelor's degree in 1975 from the University of California, Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from UC Berkeley School of Law in 1979.

Career

(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_M._Chen&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Career")

After graduating law school, Chen clerked for Judge Charles Byron Renfrew of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from June 1979 to April 1980 and Judge James R. Browning of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from June 1981 to June 1982.

From 1982 until 1985, Chen served as an associate at the San Francisco law firm of Coblentz, Cahen, McCabe & Breyer. In September 1985, Chen became a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union , specializing in language discrimination cases. He held that post until April 2001, when the judges on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California named Chen to an eight-year term as a United States magistrate judge .

Federal judicial service

(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_M._Chen&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Federal judicial service")

Chen served as a United States magistrate judge from 2001 until 2011. On August 7, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Chen to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by the resignation of Martin Jenkins . On October 15, 2009, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced his nomination by a 12–7 vote.

On December 24, 2009, the U.S. Senate returned Chen's nomination to the president. Senator Dianne Feinstein in an interview published in the _San Francisco Chronicle _ on December 29, 2009 reiterated her support for Judge Chen and her hope that the President would renominate Judge Chen for the U.S. District Court.

President Obama renominated Chen in January 2010, and the Senate Judiciary Committee approved his nomination on February 4, 2010. On August 5, 2010, the U.S. Senate again returned Chen's nomination for failure to confirm him. President Obama renominated Chen to the seat on September 13, 2010 and again on January 5, 2011. On May 10, 2011, the United States Senate confirmed Chen by a 56–42 vote. He received his judicial commission on May 12, 2011. Since being confirmed as a District Judge, Chen has been a prolific writer, authoring a number of major opinions. According to one legal news source, Judge Chen is the 4th most-influential district judge appointed since 2010.

…