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Denny Chin's Biography

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Full Name:

Denny Chin

Birth Date:

1954

Birth Place:

Kowloon, Hong Kong

JD, Fordham University School of Law, 1978

BA, Princeton University, 1975

No political experience information on file.

Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2021-present

Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2010-2021

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, April 22, 2010

Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1994-2010

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, October 6, 2009

Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law, 1986-1994

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, March 24, 1994

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, August 9, 1994

Attorney, Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, Professional Corporation, 1990-1994

Founding Member/Attorney, Campbell, Patrick & Chin, 1986-1990

Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1982-1986

Attorney, Davis Polk & Wardwell, 1980-1982

Law Clerk, Hon. Henry Werker, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1978-1980

Member, Board of Trustees of Princeton University

Board Member, Care for the Homeless

Advisory Board Member, Center on Law and Information Policy at Fordham Law School

Board Member, Clinton Housing Association

Advisory Board Member, Feerick Center for Social Justice

Vice President, Fordham Law School Alumni Association

Board Member, Hartley House

Board Member, Prospect Park Environmental Center

President, Asian American Bar Association of New York, 1992-1994

Awards:

Woodrow Wilson Award from Princeton University
Spirit of Excellence Award from the American Bar Association
Edward Weinfeld Award from the New York County Lawyers Association
Lifetime Achievement Award from Judicial Friends
Abely Award for Leading Women and Children to Safety from Sanctuary for Families
Medal of Achievement from the Fordham Law Alumni Association
J. Edward Lumbard Award from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

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