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Raymond T. Chen

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Active service.

Confirmed 97 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Barack Obama
Nominated
February 7, 2013
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
April 24, 2013
Committee action
Reported (favorably), May 16, 2013
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 97 to 0
Confirmed
August 1, 2013
Commissioned
August 2, 2013
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1968, 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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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Private practice, Irvine, California, 1994-1996
  • Technical assistant, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1996-1998
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998-2013; associate solicitor, 1998-2008; deputy general counsel for intellectual property law and solicitor, 2008-2013

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