Pamela Ki Mai Chen
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Born 1961.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 4, 2013
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Mar 4, 2013
- Commissioned
- Mar 5, 2013
Education
- B.A., University of Michigan, 1983
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, August 2, 2012; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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