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Pamela Ki Mai Chen

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Pamela Ki Mai Chen serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Mar 4, 2013. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Mar 4, 2013
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1961

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkBarack Obama · Mar 4, 2013

Education

  • University of MichiganB.A., 1983
  • Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D., 1986

Career

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1986-1991; Trial attorney, Special Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1991-1998; senior trial attorney, 1992-1998; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1998-2007, 2008-2013; chief, Civil Rights Litigation Unit, 2003-2006; deputy chief, Public Integrity Section, 2006-2007; chief, Civil Rights Section, 2006-2007, 2008-2013; Deputy commissioner for enforcement, New York State Division of Human Rights, 2008

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