Edward Chen's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court - Northern
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Full Name:
Edward Milton Chen
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1953
Birth Place:
Oakland, CA
JD, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1979
AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1975
Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2022-present
No caucus information on file.
Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2011-2022
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, May 10, 2011
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, January 5, 2011
Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2001-2011
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, January 20, 2010
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, September 13, 2010
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, August 6, 2009
Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California, 1985-2001
Associate, Coblentz, Cahen, McCabe & Breyer, 1982-1985
Law Clerk, Honorable James R. Browning, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1981-1982
Attorney, Asian Law Caucus, San Francisco, California, 1980-1981
Law Clerk, Honorable Charles B. Renfrew, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 1979-1980
Board Member, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
Former Member, California Law Review
Member, Human Rights Committee, California State Bar
Former Co-Chair, Language Rights Project