Ming Chin
| Ming Chin | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California | |
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Assumed office March 1, 1996 |
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| Nominated by | Pete Wilson |
| Preceded by | Armand Arabian |
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August 31, 1942 Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Joe (m. 1971) |
| Children | Jennifer and Jason |
| Alma mater | University of San Francisco (B.A., J.D.) |
| Ming Chin | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳惠明 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 陈惠明 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Huìmíng | ||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Huìmíng |
Ming William Chin (Chinese: 陳惠明; born August 31, 1942) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California. 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.
In 1969, Chin was awarded a United States Army Commendation Medal and a Bronze Star for his service in the Vietnam War.
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.
Chin was born and raised in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He wed Carol Joe, a pharmacist in 1971, with whom he has two children: Jennifer (b. 1974) and Jason (b. 1976).
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