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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 30, 2009

Judge Nomination Delayed

San Francisco-based U.S. magistrate judge Edward M. Chen is one of six Obama administration nominees whose names were returned to the White House Dec. 24. without the U.S. Senate taking action.

By Lawrence Hurley

Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - San Francisco-based U.S. magistrate judge Edward M. Chen is one of six Obama administration nominees whose names were returned to the White House Dec. 24. without the U.S. Senate taking action. Although the White House can renominate Chen next year, the failure of the Senate to allow his nomination to be held over until next year is further sign of Republican opposition, which could ...

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