Edmond E. Chang
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Edmond E-Min Chang is a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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, Chang earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering in 1991 from the University of Michigan
and a law degree in 1994 from Northwestern University School of Law
. From 1994 until 1995, Chang served as a law clerk for United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Judge James L. Ryan
. From 1995 until 1997, Chang served as a law clerk for United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Judge Marvin E. Aspen
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. 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.
, who assumed senior status
on October 31, 2009.
On December 18, 2010, the United States Senate confirmed Chang by unanimous consent
. He received his commission on December 20, 2010.
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois....
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Early life and education
Born in New York, New York to immigrants from TaiwanTaiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Chang earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering in 1991 from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
and a law degree in 1994 from Northwestern University School of Law
Northwestern University School of Law
The Northwestern University School of Law is a private American law school in Chicago, Illinois. The law school was founded in 1859 as the Union College of Law of the Old University of Chicago. The first law school established in Chicago, it became jointly controlled by Northwestern University in...
. From 1994 until 1995, Chang served as a law clerk for United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Kentucky* Western District of Kentucky...
Judge James L. Ryan
James L. Ryan
James Leo Ryan is a former Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.-Biography:...
. From 1995 until 1997, Chang served as a law clerk for United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois....
Judge Marvin E. Aspen
Marvin E. Aspen
Marvin E. Aspen is a United States federal judge.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Aspen received a B.S. from Northwestern University in 1956 and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1958. He was a law clerk in the Court of Claims Section of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington,...
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Professional career
From 1997 until 1999, Chang served as an associate at the Chicago headquarters office of the global law firm Sidley AustinSidley Austin
Sidley Austin LLP, formerly known as Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, is one of the oldest law firms in the world. It is the sixth-largest U.S.-based corporate law firm with more than 1,650 lawyers, annual revenues of more than one billion dollars, and offices in 17 cities worldwide, with the most...
. 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.
Nomination to federal district court
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. BuckloElaine E. Bucklo
Elaine E. Bucklo is a United States federal judge.Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Bucklo received an A.B. from Saint Louis University in 1966 and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1972. She was a law clerk, Hon. Robert Sprecher, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit from 1972...
, who assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on October 31, 2009.
On December 18, 2010, the United States Senate confirmed Chang by unanimous consent
Unanimous consent
In parliamentary procedure, unanimous consent, also known as general consent, or in the case of the parliaments under the Westminster system, leave of the house, is a situation in which no one present objects to a proposal. The chair may state, for instance: "If there is no objection, the motion...
. He received his commission on December 20, 2010.