Background
Chin, Ming was born on August 31, 1942 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States.
陳惠明
Chin, Ming was born on August 31, 1942 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States.
High school diploma, Bellarmine College Preparatory, 1960
B.A., Political Science, University of San Francisco, 1964
J.D., Law, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1967.
He was appointed to the California Supreme Court by Governor Pete Wilson on January 25, 1996, and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and sworn in on March 1, 1996. He was retained by the electorate in 1998 and 2010. Justice Chin is of Asian descent.
He authored the most majority opinions at the Supreme Court during 1997, his first full term. He is well-known among California employment lawyers as one of the four current authors of the Rutter Group practice guide on employment litigation. In 2008, Chin was part of the dissenting minority in In re Marriage Cases, a 4-3 decision legalizing same-sex marriage in California.
Captain United States Army, 1967-1969, Vietnam, United States Army Reserve, 1969-1971. Member American Bar Association, California Judges Association, State Bar California, Alameda County Bar Association, San Francisco District Attorney's Commission Hate Crimes, Commonwealth Club of California (president 1998), Asian American Bar Association, Alpha Sigma Nu.
M. Carol Lynn Joe, December 19, 1971. Children: Jennifer, Jason.