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[1]) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, based in New York City. He was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York before joining the federal appeals bench. President Bill Clinton nominated Chin to the district court on March 24, 1994, and Chin was confirmed August 9 of that same year. On October 6, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Chin to the Second Circuit. He was confirmed on April 22, 2010, by the United States Senate, filling the vacancy created by Judge Robert D. Sack who assumed senior status.[2][3][4] Chin was the first Asian American appointed as a United States District Judge outside of the Ninth Circuit.
- ^ 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
- ^ "President Obama Nominates Judge Denny Chin for United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson for United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit". whitehouse.gov. October 6, 2009 – via 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".