Pamela K. Chen
Pamela K. Chen | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| Assumed office March 5, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Raymond Dearie |
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| Born | Pamela Ki Mai Chen March 30, 1961 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Pamela Ki Mai Chen (born March 30, 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Biography
Chen was born in 1961 in
assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of New York, except for a four-month period in 2008, when she served as deputy commissioner for enforcement for the New York State Division of Human Rights. During her service in the United States Attorney's office, she held many supervisory positions, including chief of the civil rights section and deputy chief of the public integrity section.[2][3]
Federal judicial service
On August 2, 2012, President
sine die adjournment of the Senate. On January 3, 2013, she was renominated to the same office. Her nomination was reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 14, 2013, by a voice vote.[6] On March 4, 2013, the U.S. Senate confirmed Chen's nomination by voice vote. She received her commission on March 5, 2013.[3] Chen is the first openly LGBTQ+ Asian-American person to serve on the federal bench.[7]
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See also
- List of Asian American jurists
- List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
- List of first women lawyers and judges in New York
- List of LGBT jurists in the United States
References
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ National Archives.
- ^ a b Pamela K. Chen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "News release from Schumer's office".
- ^ "Executive Business Meeting, December 6, 2012". Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- National Archives.
- ^ "Barack Obama nominates Chinese-American lesbian Pamela Ki Mai Chen for federal judgeship".
External links
- Pamela K. Chen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Pamela K. Chen at Ballotpedia
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