This past week, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to confirm the nominations of Judges Edward Chen and Jacqueline Nguyen to serve on the federal bench. If both are approved by the full Senate, it would be historic steps. San Francisco U.S. Magistrate Judge Chen would be the first Asian American federal judge to serve in the Northern California federal courts while Judge Nguyen would be the first Vietnamese American to serve on the federal bench.

Maybe I should've gone to law school.  After all, it's been a banner week for Asian American and Pacific Islander lawyers and the Obama administration.

Wow, just days after nominating Judge Jacqueline Nguyen to serve on the District Court of Central California, word comes out that President Obama has just nominated Judge Edward Chen to serve as federal district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. This seat is particular significant because this court has been...