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Sep. 22, 2017

In the Arena

As a lawyer, Vince Chhabria helped develop public policy; as federal judge, he helps safeguard it.

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Northern District (San Francisco)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Vince Chhabria never expected to be a judge and was specifically told at one point in his career that his work would disqualify him from the bench. But changing times and several twists of fate led him to become the first Indian-American federal judge in California history.

Chhabria didn't think much about the concept of becoming a judge when he was a kid but he knew he wanted to be an attorney when he s... (continued)

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