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[[Image:Dennychin.jpg|thumb|right|Judge Denny Chin, October 2005]]
'''Denny Chin''' is a [[judge]] on the [[United States District Court]] for the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|Southern District of New York]]. Chin was nominated by President [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] on March 24, 1994, and confirmed in August of that same year. He is the first [[Asian American]] appointed as a U.S. District Judge outside of the [[Ninth Circuit]].
Judge Chin was born in 1954 in [[Hong Kong]] and came to the U.S. in 1956. He received his Bachelor's degree from [[Princeton University]] in 1975. In 1978, Chin graduated from [[Fordham University School of Law]], where he also currently teaches first year Legal Writing. Following a 1978-1980 clerkship with the Hon. Henry Werker in the Southern District, Chin worked for the law firm of [[Davis Polk & Wardwell]] from 1980-1982. He was an Assistant [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] for the Southern District from 1982-1986. After leaving the U.S. Attorney's office, Chin reentered private practice, which he left in 1994 upon appointment to the bench.
In 2004, the [[Asian American]] Law Students Association (APALSA) at [[Fordham University School of Law|Fordham]] named the Hon. Denny Chin Alumni Award for Excellence in the Legal Profession after Judge Chin. Recipients of the award include Serene Nakano '82, Chad Sjoquist '98, Judge [[Danny K. Chun]] '87, and Betsy Tsai '01 (one of Judge Chin's former clerks).
==Notable cases==
In ''[[Fox v. Franken]]'' Chin denied [[Fox News]] (who alleged a [[trademark violation]]) an [[injunction]] against [[Al Franken|Al Franken's]] Book ''[[Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them|Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right]]''.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/12/entertainment/main567800.shtml Fox News Drops Franken Lawsuit], [[CBS News]], Aug. 25, 2003</ref>
Judge Chin also presided over the criminal prosecution of [[Larry Stewart]], the handwriting expert who was accused of committing perjury during the trial of [[Martha Stewart]] (no relation).<ref>[http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/judge_denies_application_involving_martha_stewart_trial_ink_expert/ Judge Denies Application Involving Martha Stewart Trial Ink Expert], [[Westport, Connecticut|Westport]] Now, Aug. 11, 2004</ref> Larry Stewart was acquitted by a jury.<ref>[http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/government_witness_in_martha_stewart_trial_not_guilty_of_lying/ Government Witness in Martha Stewart Trial Not Guilty of Lying], [[Westport, Connecticut|Westport]] Now, Oct. 5, 2004</ref>
Chin presided over the criminal trial of [[Pak Dong-seon]] in connection with Pak's alleged involvement in the scandal surrounding the [[United Nations]] [[Oil-for-Food Programme]]. Pak was convicted by a jury and sentenced by Judge Chin to 5 years in prison.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13849968/ Korean businessman guilty in oil-for-food case], [[Associated Press]], Jul. 13, 2006; [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/world/special_reports/iraq/story/3560258p-12791847c.html 5-year sentence in oil-for-food scheme], [[Associated Press]], Feb. 13, 2007</ref>
Most recently, Judge Chin presided over the criminal trial of [[Oscar Wyatt]], the [[Texas]] oil billionaire, a long-time Democrat, and rival of [[George H.W. Bush]] accused of making kick-backs to the [[Saddam Hussein|Hussein]] regime during the UN Oil-For-Food Programe. In the middle of his trial, Wyatt changed his plea to guilty as part of a plea bargain with the government.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/27/AR2007112701444.html Texas oilman Wyatt sentenced to year in prison], [[Washington Post]], Nov. 27, 2007</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www1.nysd.uscourts.gov/judge_info.php?id=40 Hon. Denny Chin, Southern District of New York Court site]
* [http://www.law.virginia.edu/home2002/html/news/2003_spr/chin.htm "Chin Shares Experiences as Federal District Court Judge,] April 7, 2003, ''Law Grounds News,'' [[University of Virginia School of Law]].
* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=421 Hon. Denny Chin] at [[Federal Judicial Center]].
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