Northern District (San Francisco)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Northern District Court by President Barack Obama, May 9, 2011; U.S. magistrate judge, Northern District, 2001-11; staff attorney, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California, 1985-2001; attorney, Coblentz, Cahen, McCabe & Breyer, 1982-85; law clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge James R. Browning, 1982-82; attorney, Asian Law Caucus, 1980-81; law clerk, U.S. District judge Charles Renfrew, Northern District of California, 1979-80
Law School: University of Berkeley School of Law, 1976
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Northern District Court by President Barack Obama, May 9, 2011; U.S. magistrate judge, Northern District, 2001-11; staff attorney, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California, 1985-2001; attorney, Coblentz, Cahen, McCabe & Breyer, 1982-85; law clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge James R. Browning, 1982-82; attorney, Asian Law Caucus, 1980-81; law clerk, U.S. District judge Charles Renfrew, Northern District of California, 1979-80
Law School: University of Berkeley School of Law, 1976
By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen doesn't remember how much it cost him to sponsor a discus fish for the tropical fresh-water aquarium in his colleague's chambers.
"It wasn't cheap - more than a lunch," he said.
Despite the price, veteran Judge Charles R. Breyer convinced Chen and the court's other newest district judge, Richard G. Seeborg, to each buy one. Magistrate Judge Jos... (continued)
