| Edmond E-Min Chang | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 20, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Elaine E. Bucklo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1970 (age 41) New York, New York |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (B.S.E.) Northwestern University School of Law (J.D.) |
Edmond E-Min Chang (born October 1970) is a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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Born in New York, New York to immigrants from Taiwan,[1] 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.[2] From 1994 until 1995, Chang served as a law clerk for United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge James L. Ryan.[2] 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.[2]
From 1997 until 1999, Chang served as an associate at the Chicago headquarters office of the global law firm Sidley Austin.[2] 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.[2]
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. Bucklo, who assumed senior status on October 31, 2009.[3][4]
On December 18, 2010, the United States Senate confirmed Chang by unanimous consent. He received his commission on December 20, 2010.[5]
Chang lives in Northbrook, Illinois.