Denny Chin
Denny Chin 陳卓光 | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
Assumed office June 1, 2021 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
In office April 23, 2010 – June 1, 2021 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Robert D. Sack |
Succeeded by | Myrna Pérez |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office August 10, 1994 – April 26, 2010 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
Succeeded by | J. Paul Oetken |
Personal details | |
Born | Check Kong Chin April 13, 1954[1] Kowloon, British Hong Kong |
Spouse | Kathy Hirata Chin |
Education | Princeton University (BA) Fordham University (JD) |
Denny Chin (陳卓光; born April 13, 1954
Early life, education, and career
Chin was born in 1954 in
Following a 1978 to 1980 clerkship with Judge
Federal judicial service
President Bill Clinton nominated Chin to the Southern District bench on March 24, 1994, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. The United States Senate confirmed Chin on August 9, 1994, and Chin received his commission the next day. His service as a district court judge was terminated on April 26, 2010, when he was elevated to the court of appeals.[9]
On October 6, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Chin to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary reported Chin's nomination to the full Senate on December 10, 2009[10] and he was confirmed by a 98–0 vote on April 22, 2010.[11] He received his judicial commission on April 23, 2010.[9] He was sworn in as a Circuit Judge on April 26, 2010.[12] Chin assumed senior status on June 1, 2021.[9][13]
Notable cases
In 2001, Chin rejected a motion by the
In
Chin also presided over the criminal prosecution of Larry Stewart, the handwriting expert who was accused of committing perjury during the trial of Martha Stewart (no relation).[18] Larry Stewart was acquitted by a jury.[19]
Chin presided over the criminal trial of
Chin dismissed the suit Sam Sloan vs. Paul Truong and Susan Polgar in which Sloan accused Susan Polgar and Paul Truong of posting thousands of obscene "Fake Sam Sloan" remarks in his name over a two-year period in an effort to win election to the board of the United States Chess Federation (Polgar and Truong were elected to the board and Sloan was defeated).
Chin presided over the criminal trial of Oscar Wyatt, the Texas oil executive accused of making kick-backs to the Saddam Hussein regime during the UN Oil-For-Food Program. In the middle of his trial, Wyatt changed his plea to guilty as part of a plea bargain with the government.[21]
He was assigned the
In 2012, Chin presided over the criminal sentencing of
In 2016, Chin joined the panel that upheld Tom Brady's suspension by Commissioner Roger Goodell for the Deflatgate scandal
U.S. v. Madoff
In 2009 Chin presided over
See also
- Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates
- Chinese Americans in New York City
- List of Asian American jurists
- List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States
References
- ^ a b Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, Part 4
- National Archives.
- ^ Weiser, Benjamin (September 9, 2009). "Judge Who Sentenced Madoff to Be Nominated to Higher Court". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ O'Brien, Michael (October 6, 2009). "Obama names Madoff case judge to fill Sotomayor spot".
- ^ "U.S. District Judge Denny Chin to Address Spring 2009 Law Graduates" (Press release). University of Miami. May 21, 2009. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
- ^ Chin, Denny. Princeton University. Department of Psychology (ed.). "The Old Ones of Chinatown: A Study of the Elderly Chinese".
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(help) - ^ "Denny Chin | Office of the Executive Vice President". evp.princeton.edu. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Adjunct Faculty — Profiles: Denny Chin". law.fordham.edu. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chin, Denny - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Judicial Nomination Materials: 111th Congress". Archived from the original on November 4, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Denny Chin, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit)".
- ^ "Hon. Denny Chin".
- ^ "2nd Circ. Judge Chin Leaving Seat, Along With Pa. Trial Judge - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Dempsey, John (May 28, 2001). "WWF wins round 1 against parents org". Variety. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. May 24, 2001. Archived from the originalon June 9, 2009.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. July 8, 2002. Archived from the originalon June 9, 2009.
- ^ Fox News Drops Franken Lawsuit, CBS News, August 25, 2003
- ^ Judge Denies Application Involving Martha Stewart Trial Ink Expert, Westport Now, August 11, 2004
- ^ Government Witness in Martha Stewart Trial Not Guilty of Lying, Westport Now, October 5, 2004
- ^ Korean businessman guilty in oil-for-food case, Associated Press, July 13, 2006; 5-year sentence in oil-for-food scheme Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press, February 13, 2007
- ^ Texas oilman Wyatt sentenced to year in prison[dead link], The Washington Post, November 27, 2007
- ^ Google Wins: Court Issues a Ringing Endorsement of Google Books, Publishers Weekly, November 14, 2013
- ^ Challenge to Google Books Is Declined by Supreme Court New York Times. April 19, 2016.
- ^ "Anil Kumar gets 2 years' probation in Galleon case - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Madoff Goes to Jail After Guilty Pleas to All Charges, The New York Times, March 12, 2009
- ^ Madoff Is Sentenced to 150 Years for Ponzi Scheme, The New York Times, June 29, 2009
- ^ Weiser, Benjamin (June 28, 2011). "Judge Recounts His Thoughts in Madoff Sentencing". The New York Times.
External links
- Hon. Denny Chin, Southern District of New York Court site
- "Chin Shares Experiences as Federal District Court Judge Archived February 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, April 7, 2003, Law Grounds News, University of Virginia School of Law.
- Denny Chin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Denny Chin at Ballotpedia
- Appearances on C-SPAN