Two new nominees for the federal courts announced
October 6, 2009
New York and Rhode Island: President Obama announced the nomination of two judges for the federal courts: Denny Chin for the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and O. Rogeriee Thompson for the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.[1]
Denny Chin was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. He graduated from Princeton University with his bachelor's degree in 1975 and from Fordham University School of Law with his J.D. degree in 1978. On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Moynihan, Chin was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Bill Clinton on March 24, 1994, where he currently serves.[2]
O. Rogeriee Thompson was recommended to the President by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, who called her "highly qualified".[3] She received an A.B. in 1973 from Brown University, and a J.D. in 1976 from Boston University School of Law. If confirmed by the Senate, Thompson would be the first black judge to serve the First District.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ White House News Release "President Obama Nominates Judge Denny Chin for United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson for United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit," October 6, 2009
- ↑ Judge Denny Chin Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ Jack Reed Press Release "Reed and Whitehouse Announce Recommendation of Justice O. Rogeriee Thompson to the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals and John J. "Jack" McConnell to the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island," April 13, 2009
- ↑ Providence Journal "Obama nominates Thompson to First Circuit court," October 6, 2009
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