Pamela Ki Mai Chen

Pamela Ki Mai Chen

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Tenure

2013 - Present

Years in position

11

Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan, 1983

Law

Georgetown University Law Center, 1986

Personal

Birthplace

Chicago, Ill.

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Pamela Ki Mai Chen is a judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She joined the court in 2013 after a nomination from President Barack Obama. Prior to joining the court, she was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York.

Education

Chen attended University of Michigan, earning her B.A. in 1983. She went on to earn her J.D. in 1986 from Georgetown University Law Center.

Professional career

• 1998-2014: Assistant United States attorney, Eastern District of New York
• 1991-1998: Trial attorney, Special Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
• 1989-1991: Associate, Asbill, Junkin, Myers & Buffone
• 1986-1989: Associate, Arnold & Porter

Judicial career

Federal judicial nomination

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Pamela Ki Mai Chen
Court: Eastern District of New York
Progress
Confirmed 214 days after nomination.
ANominated: August 2, 2012
AABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
AHearing: September 19, 2012
QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
Renom. QFRs: Renom. QFRs
AReported: February 14, 2013 (December 6, 2012)
AConfirmed: March 4, 2013
AVote: Voice

Chen was nominated on August 2, 2012, by Barack Obama to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York vacated by Raymond Dearie. Obama commented on the nomination, stating, “I am proud to nominate this outstanding candidate to serve on the United States District Court bench. Pamela Chen has a long and distinguished record of service, and I am confident she will serve on the federal bench with distinction.”

She was rated Unanimously Qualified by the American Bar Association. She had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 19, 2012.

On March 4, 2013, the United States Senate confirmed Pamela Ki Mai Chen to an Article III post for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York with voice vote.

See also

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit

External links

• The White House, "President Obama Nominates Pamela Chen to Serve on the US District Court," August 2, 2012

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 2013-Present	Succeeded by -

Federal judges nominated by Barack Obama
Nominated	Federal judges nominated by Barack Obama