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Denny Chin
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Senior status since June 1, 2021.
Confirmed 98 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Nominated
- October 6, 2009
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- November 18, 2009
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), December 10, 2009
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 98 to 0
- Confirmed
- April 22, 2010
- Commissioned
- April 23, 2010
- Senior status
- Since June 1, 2021
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1954, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by William J. Clinton; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended April 26, 2010: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Henry Werker, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1978-1980
- Private practice, New York City, 1980-1982, 1986-1994
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1982-1986
- Adjunct professor (part-time), Fordham University School of Law, 1986-1994
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