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 |
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| Born | Edmond E-Min Chang October 1970 (age 54) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Michigan (BSE) Northwestern University (JD) |
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
[edit]Chang was born in New York City to immigrants from Taiwan,[1] He 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]
Career
[edit]From 1994 until 1995, Chang served as a law clerk for Judge James L. Ryan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.[2] From 1995 to 1997, Chang served as a law clerk for Judge Marvin Aspen of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[2][3] From 1997 to 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 to 2010.[2][3]
Federal judicial service
[edit]In 2009, Chang submitted an application to an Illinois screening committee for one of three federal district judgeship vacancies. On April 21, 2010, President Barack 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] On December 18, 2010, the United States Senate confirmed Chang by unanimous consent. He received his commission on December 20, 2010.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 Edmond E. Chang at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 4/21/10, whitehouse.gov (April 21, 2010).
External links
[edit]- Edmond E. Chang at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Edmond E. Chang at Ballotpedia
- 1970 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American judges
- American jurists of Chinese descent
- American jurists of Taiwanese descent
- American lawyers of Chinese descent
- American people of Taiwanese descent
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- The Bronx High School of Science alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Lawyers from New York City
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni
- People from Northbrook, Illinois
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- University of Michigan College of Engineering alumni