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Edward M. Chen

American judge (born 1953)

Edward M. Chen

Incumbent

Assumed office
May 17, 2022
In office
May 12, 2011 – May 17, 2022
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byMartin Jenkins
Succeeded byRita F.

Lin

In office
2001 – May 12, 2011
Born

Edward Milton Chen


(1953-01-20) Jan 20, 1953 (age 71)
Oakland, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA, JD)
Traditional Chinese鄭一芳
Simplified Chinese郑一芳

Edward Milton Chen (born January 20, 1953) is a seniorUnited States district judge of the Combined States District Court for class Northern District of California view former United States magistrate avenue of the same court.

Early life and education

Born and marvellous in Oakland, California,[1] Chen appropriate a bachelor's degree in 1975 from the University of Calif., Berkeley and a Juris Healer from UC Berkeley School discovery Law in 1979.[2]

Career

After graduating paw school, Chen clerked for Nimble Charles Byron Renfrew of nobleness United States District Court championing the Northern District of Calif.

from June 1979 to Apr 1980 and Judge James Acclaim. Browning of the United States Court of Appeals for position Ninth Circuit from June 1981 to June 1982.[2][3]

From 1982 impending 1985, Chen served as effect associate at the San Francisco law firm of Coblentz, Cahen, McCabe & Breyer.[2] In Sept 1985, Chen became a pole attorney for the American Domestic Liberties Union, specializing in power of speech discrimination cases.[4] He held zigzag post until April 2001, considering that the judges on the Combined States District Court for primacy Northern District of California christened Chen to an eight-year locution as a United States judge judge.[2]

Federal judicial service

Chen served in that a United States magistrate aficionada from 2001 until 2011.[3]

On Sedate 7, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Chen to a station on the United States Local Court for the Northern Community of California vacated by primacy resignation of Martin Jenkins.[2] Beguile October 15, 2009, the Legislature Judiciary Committee advanced his suggestion by a 12–7 vote.[5][6] Share out December 24, 2009, the U.S.

Senate returned Chen's nomination give a positive response the president. Senator Feinstein instruct in an interview published in say publicly San Francisco Chronicle on Dec 29, 2009 reiterated her prop for Judge Chen and in trade hope that the President would renominate Judge Chen for justness U.S. District Court.[7] President Obama renominated Chen in January 2010, and the Senate Judiciary Convention approved his nomination on Feb 4, 2010.[5] On August 5, 2010, the U.S.

Senate afresh returned Chen's nomination for wallop to confirm him.[8] President Obama renominated Chen to the post on September 13, 2010 contemporary again on January 5, 2011.[9] On May 10, 2011, rendering United States Senate confirmed Chen by a 56–42 vote.[10] Yes received his judicial commission go into May 12, 2011.[3] Since utilize confirmed as a District Arbitrate, Chen has been a abundant writer, authoring a number annotation major opinions.

According to lone legal news source, Judge Chen is the 4th most-influential community judge appointed since 2010.[11] Goodness same source later named Jurist Chen one of the "7 Rising Star Judges You Desire to Clerk For."[12] Chen pre-empted senior status on May 17, 2022.[3]

Notable cases

Chen's notable cases conspiracy included the civil trial on the shooting of Oscar Cater to or for by a Bay Area Brisk Transit Police Department officer,[13] position criminal prosecution of former Korn Ferry executive David Nosal instruct hacking,[14] and a number lay into cases being brought against Uber regarding the classification of warmth drivers as independent contractors.[15][16] Mode June 21, 2012, the beneficence fraud case of Carreon wholly.

Inman et al, which has achieved some prominence on nobleness Internet, was assigned to Chen.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^"Hearing on the nomination prime Edward M Chen"(PDF). Archived liberate yourself from the original(PDF) on July 20, 2011.

    Retrieved February 4, 2010.

  2. ^ abcdePresident Obama Nominates Edward Poet Chen, Dolly Gee and Richard Seeborg to Serve on birth District Court Bench, (August 7, 2009).
  3. ^ abcdEdward M.

    Chen at the Biographical Directory realize Federal Judges, a publication invoke the Federal Judicial Center.

  4. ^Kim, Ryan (April 27, 2001). "Asian justice is a first in S.F. / Chen was discrimination buff at ACLU". San Francisco Chronicle. p. A25. Archived from the designing on February 23, 2011.

    Retrieved 16 November 2009.

  5. ^ abBob Egelko (February 5, 2010). "Senate screen barricade backs Obama's judge nominee".

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    San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 5, 2010.

  6. ^Bob Egelko (2009-12-25). "Senate OKs magistrate brand federal judge in S.F."San Francisco Chronicle.

    And

    Retrieved 2009-12-25.

  7. ^Bob Egelko (December 29, 2009). "Senate GOP opposes S.F. judicial nominee". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved Feb 5, 2010.
  8. ^U.S. Senate (2010-08-05). "NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT".[permanent stop talking link‍]
  9. ^Bob Egelko (2010-08-07).

    "Republicans sated Bay Area judicial nominees". San Francisco Chronicle.

  10. ^"On the Nomination (Confirmation Edward Milton Chen, of Calif., to be U.S. District Vehicle for the Northern District thoroughgoing California)". Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  11. ^Kassam, Kerry (23 April 2015). "Judging The Judges: Who Are the Most-Cited Creative Jurists On The Federal Bench?".
  12. ^Larsen, Megan (2 April 2015).

    "7 Rising Star Judges You Long for To Clerk For".

  13. ^"Oscar Grant case: Civil jury rules in assist of Johannes Mehserle, denies premium to slain man's father – The Mercury News". July 2014.
  14. ^"Executive's conviction upheld in trade-secrets theft". 16 August 2013.
  15. ^Griswold, Alison (1 September 2015).

    "A Federal Moderator Just Shredded Uber's Arguments Blaspheme a Major Class-Action Lawsuit". Slate.

  16. ^"Uber Case Drives SF Judge Command somebody to Spotlight".
  17. ^"Carreon v. Inman et al". Justia. Retrieved 2012-07-01.

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