Close X
Thursday, November 28, 2024
ADVT 
International

Indian American Judge Among 11 Obama Appointees

Darpan News Desk IANS, 24 Aug, 2015 11:10 AM
    US President Barack Obama has appointed Indian American federal judge Vince Chhabria along with 10 others as full-time judges, a media report said.
     
    The appointment filled 11 of the 14 vacancies in the court for the northern district of California and is the most dramatic makeover of such bench during his administration, mercurynews.com reported on Sunday.
     
    The 11 Obama appointees sailed through Senate confirmation hearings.
     
    Obama nominated Chhabria, 46, to serve as a US district judge of the US district court for the northern district of California on July 25, 2013.
     
    His nomination was confirmed on March 5, 2014 by a vote of 58-41 and received his judicial commission on March 7, 2014.
     
    Born in 1969 in San Francisco, California, Chhabria completed his Bachelors' in Arts in 1991 from the University of California-Santa Cruz.
     
    He received a Juris Doctorate -- a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law -- in 1998 from the University of California-Berkeley.
     
    From 2005 to 2013, he served in the San Francisco City Attorney's office as a deputy city Attorney for Government Litigation and as the Co-Chief of Appellate Litigation.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    38,000 Attend US Parade To Mark Independence Day

    38,000 Attend US Parade To Mark Independence Day
    Some 38,000 people, including Indian celebrities, attended a spectacular parade in the US town of Edison to mark India's 69th Independence Day

    38,000 Attend US Parade To Mark Independence Day

    Good Ties In Our Interest, Sharif Tells India

    Good Ties In Our Interest, Sharif Tells India
    Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday greeted India on its 69th Independence Day and said "good neighbourly relations" will benefit both New Delhi and Islamabad.

    Good Ties In Our Interest, Sharif Tells India

    Upcoming Modi visit to UAE boosts India's Independence Day celebrations

    Upcoming Modi visit to UAE boosts India's Independence Day celebrations
    Excited over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's forthcoming visit to the UAE, hundreds of revellers infused energy into India's Independence Day celebrations here, an official said on Saturday.

    Upcoming Modi visit to UAE boosts India's Independence Day celebrations

    Obama Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Lowland' On Holiday

    Obama Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Lowland' On Holiday
    Vacationing in Martha's Vineyard, an island summer resort in Massachusetts, President Barack Obama has brought Pulitzer Prize winning Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri's novel "The Lowland" with him.

    Obama Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Lowland' On Holiday

    Indian American Investment Adviser Gignesh Movalia Pleads Guilty To $9 Million Facebook Stock Fraud

    Indian American Investment Adviser Gignesh Movalia  Pleads Guilty To $9 Million Facebook Stock Fraud
    Gignesh Movalia, the founder of OM Global Investment Fund, pleaded guilty in Tampa before Federal Magistrate Judge Anthony E. Porcelli to one count of investment advisor fraud.

    Indian American Investment Adviser Gignesh Movalia Pleads Guilty To $9 Million Facebook Stock Fraud

    Indian American Lawyer Richa Naujoks Shortlisted For Prestigious Award

    Indian American Lawyer Richa Naujoks Shortlisted For Prestigious Award
    Indian American attorney Richa Naujoks née Gautam has been shortlisted for Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw Lawyer of the Year award.

    Indian American Lawyer Richa Naujoks Shortlisted For Prestigious Award