Chin’s biography reads like a classic American success story. He was born in Hong Kong, moved to the U.S. at age 2, and was raised by a mother who toiled in a sweatshop and a father who worked twelve-hour days in a restaurant. Chin and his four siblings grew up in New York City’s then-seedy Times Square area — living for a while above an adult movie theater — and Hell’s Kitchen. (Citing the judge’s standard policy, a clerk for Chin said the judge would not comment.)
Despite his modest origins, Chin managed to graduate from Princeton and then Fordham law school. His varied legal career included a stint as a federal prosecutor, time at the white shoe firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, and four years working for a prominent plaintiffs firm specializing in employment cases. He was appointed to his judgeship in 1994 — at the tender age of 39 — by President Bill Clinton.
Chin has had his share of noteworthy cases. In February, he sentenced Mark Brener, who ran the prostitution business patronized by Eliot Spitzer, to 30 months (the high end of the 24-to-30 months recommended by the sentencing guidelines).
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