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Judge Denny Chin Nominated to 2nd Circuit; Would Be Only APA Fed. Appellate Judge

After several weeks of rumors, President Obama officially nominated federal district Judge Denny Chin of the Southern District of New York to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. If confirmed, Judge Chin will be the ONLY federal appellate judge of APA descent; Judge Wallace Tashima of the Ninth Circuit has taken senior status and is thus no longer considered an active judge.


Today in the World of Stupid- National Review


News Roundup

• Leave it to the Daily News to find a new angle to downplay the significance of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Of course the editorial employs the model minority myth about Asian Americans being hard working and super successful.


U.S. Supreme Colonial Justice: "Island Ironies" or "Reggaeton (un)Ruliness" (original post: Hip Hop Lives)