Career
She was confirmed to this position in June 2011. Chen was a judge in Taiwan, but resigned from her position in 1983 and emigrated to the United States. She returned to Taiwan and was reinstated as a judge in 1996 by the Judicial Yuan.
She went on to become a justice of the Supreme Court and later head of the Judicial Personnel Study Center.
She stated that she is most proud of her work in translating judicial rulings and expanding the role of women in the judiciary. Chen was nominated to the Council of Grand Justices in April 2011 by President Ma Ying-jeou.
The controversy over Chen"s green card led opposition Democratic Progressive Party legislators to propose amendments to previously tabled legislation to disallow public servants from holding permanent residency in foreign countries. However, lawmakers eventually confirmed Chen along with Ma"s three other judicial nominees on 14 June 2011.
