Chen, Raymond T. Born 1968 in New York, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Nominated by Barack Obama on February 7, 2013, to a seat vacated by Richard Linn. Confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2013, and received commission on August 2, 2013. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., 1990 New York University School of Law, J.D., 1994 Professional Career: Private practice, Irvine, California, 1994-1996 Technical assistant, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1996-1998 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998-2013; associate solicitor, 1998-2008; deputy general counsel for intellectual property law and solicitor, 2008-2013