Edmond E. Chang
Edmond Chang | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
Assumed office December 20, 2010 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Elaine E. Bucklo |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmond E-Min Chang October 1970 (age 51) New York City, New York |
Education | University of Michigan (B.S.E.) Northwestern University School of Law (J.D.) |
Edmond E-Min Chang (born October 1970) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Early life and education[]
Born in New York, New York to immigrants from Taiwan,[1] Chang earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree in aerospace engineering in 1991 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 1994 from Northwestern University School of Law.[2] From 1994 until 1995, Chang served as a law clerk for United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge James L. Ryan.[2] From 1995 until 1997, Chang served as a law clerk for United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Judge Marvin Aspen.[2][3]
Professional career[]
From 1997 until 1999, Chang served as an associate at the Chicago headquarters office of the global law firm Sidley Austin.[2] In 1999, Chang became an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago, serving as a Deputy Chief of General Crimes from 2004 until 2005 and as the Chief of Appeals for the Criminal Division from 2005 until late 2010.[2][3]
Federal judicial service[]
In 2009, Chang submitted an application to an Illinois screening committee for one of three federal district judgeship vacancies. On April 21, 2010, President Obama nominated Chang to a federal judgeship to fill the seat vacated by Judge Elaine E. Bucklo, who assumed senior status on October 31, 2009.[4][5] On December 18, 2010, the United States Senate confirmed Chang by unanimous consent. He received his commission on December 20, 2010.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "TAP-Chicago presents – Lunar Ball 2014".
- ^ a b c d e President Obama Names Five to the United States District Court, whitehouse.gov (April 21, 2010).
- ^ a b c "Chang, Edmond E-Min – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 4/21/10, whitehouse.gov (April 21, 2010).
- ^ "Bucklo, Elaine E. – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
External links[]
- Edmond E. Chang at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Edmond E. Chang at Ballotpedia
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Lawyers from New York City
- American lawyers of Chinese descent
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- American people of Taiwanese descent
- American jurists of Chinese descent
- American jurists of Taiwanese descent
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni
- University of Michigan College of Engineering alumni
- People from Northbrook, Illinois
- 21st-century American judges
- The Bronx High School of Science alumni