After Chin's discharge,he practiced for three years as a deputy district attorney for the Alameda County District Attorney's Office,and was promoted to felony trial deputy. In 1973,Chin entered private practice with Aiken,Kramer &Cummings,and focused on litigation.[4] He is well known among California employment lawyers as one of the four current authors of the Rutter Group practice guide on employment litigation.[5]
Judicial career
In 1988,Chin was appointed as a Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court. Then,in August 1990,Governor George Deukmejian elevated Chin to the position of Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal,First District. On August 17,1994,GovernorPete Wilson appointed Chin as the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal,First District,Division Three,beginning January 2,1995. In November 1994,he was elected to a 12-year term.
On January 25,1996,Governor Wilson appointed Chin as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court. Chin was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and sworn in on March 1,1996.[6][7][8] He was retained by the electorate in 1998[9] and 2010.[10][11] On December 16,2014,Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye named Chin to the California Judicial Council for a two-year term.[12]
On August 31,2020,Chin retired from the California Supreme Court.[15] On October 5,2020,Governor Gavin Newsom announced that his seat would be filled by Martin Jenkins.
Civic activities
Chin was elected president of the Alameda County Bar Association.[16] He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of San Francisco.[2]
Honors and awards
Chin has received a series of honors from his alma mater. In 1988,he was selected as the USF Alumnus of the Year. In 1993,he was named USF Law School Alumnus of the Year. Finally,in 1996 USF Law School presented him with the St. Thomas More Award.[17]
↑ Mike McKee (May 2, 2006). "Profile of Justice Ming Chin". The Recorder. Retrieved September 21, 2017. In the decade prior to April 1, Uelmen notes, Chin, who's on the conservative wing of the bench, had authored 158 opinions for the California Supreme Court, 12 more than Chief Justice Ronald George, his closest competitor.
↑ 44 Cal. 4th 431, 79 Cal. Rptr. 3d 312, 187 P. 3d 37 (2008).
↑ "January 2016 Upcoming Programs and Events". Alameda County Bar Association. January 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2017. former ACBA Board President and California Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin
↑ "2016 St. Thomas More Award". St. Thomas More Society of San Francisco. Retrieved September 21, 2017. Past winners have included...Ming Chin
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