Vince Chhabria To Be First Indian-American Judge In California

Saturday, 08 March 2014, 00:17 IST
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WASHINGTON: Indian-American attorney Vince Chhabria, who has represented San Francisco in defence of its health insurance law, adoption rights of same-sex couples and other major cases, has won Senate confirmation for a federal judgeship.

Chhabria, 44, who presently serves as the deputy attorney of San Francisco City, will become California's first federal judge of South Asian descent and one of only a few South Asian federal judges across the U.S.

The Senate vote Wednesday was 58-41, with four Republicans joining Democrats in approving President Barack Obama's nomination of Chhabria.

A University of California Berkeley Law School graduate, he fills the last of three vacancies on the Bay Area's 14-member U.S. District Court.

Born to Indian parents, who are Mumbai natives, Chhabria is currently visiting family in India.

"I am thrilled to begin this new chapter of my career in public service, and to set up shop down the hall from my greatest mentor, Judge Charles Breyer," he said in a press statement.
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Source: IANS
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