Meet Obama's New US Circuit Court Judicial Nominees: O. Rogeriee Thompson and Denny Chin

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"The federal bench will be significantly more diverse if two appointments announced today by President Barack Obama are confirmed by the U.S. Senate." ~ St. Louis American.



Rhode Island Superior Court Justice Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson
Nominee for United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
58yo

"If confirmed by the Senate, she will be the first black judge and the second woman to serve on the Boston-based appeals court." ~Providence Journal

Education

Bachelor's from Brown University, 1973.
J.D. Boston University School of Law, 1976.

Experience

Rhode Island Superior Court Justice
Rhode Island District Court Judge
Staff attorney at Rhode Island Legal Services
Private Practice Attorney

Composition of the 1st Circuit as of today:





U.S District Judge Denny Chin of the Southern District of New York
Nominee for United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
55yo

"He will fill the spot on that court left vacant by now-Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor." ~The Hill

"Judge Chin... would become the sole Asian-American to fill an active judgeship on a United States Circuit Court of Appeals." ~NYT

Education

Bachelor's, magna cum laude, from Princeton University, 1975.
J.D. Fordham University School of Law, 1978.

Experience

Clerk for US District Judge Henry F. Werker.
Assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Private Practice Attorney.
Adjunct Professor at Fordham University School of Law.

Composition of the 2nd Circuit as of today:


White House Press release from earlier today:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Nominates-Judge-Denny-Chin-for-United-States-Court-of-Appeals-for-the-Second-Circuit-Judge-O-Rogeriee-Thompson-for-United-States-Court-of-Appeals-for-the-F/

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1. The 1st Circuit will be split 50-50

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2. And in 5 days Judge Parker on the 2nd Circuit takes senior status making one more vacancy

and taking away another GOP seat, though he is a moderate ideologically.

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3. "Chin denied Fox News Channel (who alleged a trademark violation) an injunction against Al Franken"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Chin