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Edward Milton Chen
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 2011
Edward Milton Chen , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The Senate voted 56–42 on the nomination on May 10, 2011 (Nomination Confirmed). 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.
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- United States District Judge for the Northern District of California
112th Congress · Nomination Confirmed56–42 · May 10, 2011
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyA.B., 1975
- University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D., 1979
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Charles B. Renfrew, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1979-1980; Attorney, Asian Law Caucus, San Francisco, California, 1980-1981; Law clerk, Hon. James R. Browning, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1981-1982; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1982-1985; Staff attorney, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California, 1985-2001
Biography
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.
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