Judge Edward M. Chen to face stiff opposition from the Chinese community

179. Jing Fei Zhu Say no to Chen
178. Liang Feng Keep him out. Massachusetts
177. AGBA Leon an
176. Ari Cohn hello 1514 Alta Glen Dr. #25; San Jose, CA 95125 acohn@majicom.com
175. adolph rubio I DON'T THINK HE'S THE RIGHT MAN
174. Lanfang He Based on Chen's ruling in the Netbula v. Symantec, I and my family oppose the nomination of Chen.
173. Fang Liu
172. Sihong Chen I cannot blindly support Chen because he is Chinese.
171. Meiling Poon I can't believe he's even a judge
170. Shuzo Yamagami
169. Maria Kotak
168. Michael He
167. Lawson Gabtuck
166. Dan Pasahan
165. Ramya Syed what an awful man
164. ray ip
163. Zihao Wu
162. Carrie Sok
161. barry liu
160. Sasha Karrach
159. Mason Li
158. Rose Zhang
157. Brandon Gupta
156. Marilyn Nakamura Keep Chen out of our courtrooms!
155. Larry Fell
154. Lisa Chhi
153. Stella Lin
152. Bob Shieh
151. Ping Zhu This system is full of flaws and liars, how could we expect to get a qualified judge from the liars?
150. Andy Liu I don't want to pay my tax money to Chen because he has manifested bias.
149. Qiling Li
148. Xing Li I oppose the nomination of Chen
147. Li Yue Chen's ruling in the Netbula v. Symantec litigation, Chen is not good Judge.
146. Liping Yang Keep Chen out !
145. Bo Wen
144. Yuming Lu
143. Pingyiang
142. Yiang Yu
141. Tianming Lu
140. Kai Li
139. Qing He Look at the case Netbula v. Symantec, I cannot trust him in any other cases.
138. Qiang Wei
137. Peter Wong Chen made clear errors in the case Netbula v. Symantec because he was able to abuse the doctrine of judicial immunity. CA
136. Lisa Wu Chen is not good as a magistrate, how can he become a District Judge ? California
135. Aljerin Butler, Jr. It does happen some time. Framingham, Massachusetts
134. Penny Woo Judge of the U.S. District Court should be a person who can constantly exercise objective judgement.
133. Andrew Lee I oppose the nomination of Edward Chen because he made a biased judgement toward a small company. How can I trust him in any other cases?
132. Michael
131. Yiming
130. Andrew Xia
129. Xinglian Zhao Chen’s contortionist jurisprudence make me sick
129. Xinglian Zhao Chen’s contortionist jurisprudence make me sick
128. Tao Li No to Chen, He can not do equal right to all based on the Netbula v. Symantec case
127. Jin Lin
126. Wenke Wang
125. Ye Chen
124. Chi Zhang I oppose Chen's nomination and confirmation.
123. Joy Zhao Chen’s judicial philosohpy raises serious concerns on whether he can be true to do equal right to the poor and to the rich.
122. Eric Zhou Based on the errors made by Chen in the cases of 2006, I oppose the Nomination of Chen.
121. Yong Ping
120. Yang He
119. Guo, Hongying
118. Xiaohua Shih
117. Ying Zhang
116. Chunbo Zhang Distrot the records and bully a small compmny, Chen's integrity is questioned.
115. TAMARA
114. Robert Bensley Keep him out Boston Massachusetts
113. Tao Zhao I am a Chinese American. I oppose the Nomination of Chen becaue we need justice.
112. Qiling Yang
111. Robert Lackman Proverbs 18:5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the inocent of justice
110. Beverly Wong
109. Lucy Liang
108. PAUL I read a litigant 's complaint against Chen, I have concerns about Chen's integrity.
107. Meiyun Lin I have concerns about Chen's judicial philosophy
106. Jack Zhang
105. Scott Li
104. Wenping Feng
103. Dr. Bojun Song Corruption in the judiciary negatively affects the implementation of the principles of fair trial and erodes the rule of law
102. Longjun Wu
101. Yawen Chen
100. Yin Lu
99. Gary Multer There is no evidence showing that Chen was a good magistrate.
98. JAMES
97. Boping Song
96. Hong Sun
95. Dr. Wendy Xia If a judge abuse the doctrine of judicial immunity, there will be justice for no one.
94. yongping zhu
93. Zhu, Ping I am concerned my human rights
92. Bowen zhang Chen is not qulified to be a judge
91. Eric Li No to corruption in judicial system
90. Dalun Zheng I don't trust Chen
89. peter Lin please replace him
88. Zhiquang lei Chen made clear errors in the past cases, I oppose the Nomination of Chen.
87. Edward Zhang Chen can be replaced by any one if we don't care an nominee’s integrity
86. Baichao Li Based on Chen's record, I don't trust him.
85. Zilan Bai Chen demonstrates a poor judicial conduct.
84. Lucy Yang We need justice.
83. Ting Zhang No to Chen.
82. Mike L. Tran I don't believe Chen based on his record.
81. Huang Ping choose another candidate instead of Chen.
80. Li Kai I oppose Chen
79. Mingjun Zhao I oppose Edward Chen.
79. Mingjun Zhao I oppose Edward Chen.
78. Shihong Chen No to Chen
77. Nancy Liang I don't fell safe with Edward Chen.
76. Qing He No to Injustice. No to Chen.
75. Ailan Shih The nomination of Edward Chen to Federal Bench is a big mistake
74. Xiao Hua No to Chen.
73. Ming Hua I am not happy when Chen was appointed to the Federal Bench.
72. Sondra Clark We need to know Chen's birthplace , if he was born outside the United States, he can't become a U.S. Federal judge.
71. John Stevens Obama needs to choose another prominent candidate to fill Seat.
70. Shelton Liu As a Chinese American, I oppose the Nomination of Chen. San Jose
69. Ronald E. Jenks, Sr. Take America back!
68. hanjuan jin We need real justice in the system
67. Randy Pentico He can not be trusted.
66. li ying she(chen) tooo bad to chinese
65. Jon Steele Obey and defend the Constitution or its treason
64. Yue Bai I oppose the nomination of Edward M Chen
63. Ming Shi I Oppose the Nomination of Edward M. Chen to Federal Bench
62. Kevin Thompson Judicial corruption is out of control in this country. The Catholic priest scandal has nothing on the betrayals of public trust occurring in our courts, which are accountable to no one. How much longer are our legislators going to ignore the problem?
61. Xiaoling Please reconsider the Nomination of Chen.
60. haiqun yun Chen’s judicial conduct is poor.
59. Linda Lei We are concerned about basic human rights violated by this corrupt judge. Milpitas California
58. Jin Fan No to injustice !
57. Kunyang Chen No to a corrupt judge
56. Yong Yang we need JUSTICE not injustice.
55. fang Shih No to Edward Chen
54. John Durham I am a parent, and I am very glad my son did not choose to go into law. It's people like Edward Chen that make the entire US corrupt.
53. B Garcia CHEN - LEAVE OFFICE!
52. Hong Zheng Chen will be punished
51. Ju Xia Chen - God will punish you
50. Alexander Chen EDWARD CHEN MUST RESIGN NOW!
49. Xing P. I hope Obama regrets nominating Edward Chen and immediately retracts it!
48. Susie Chen edward chen is social injustice at its peak
47. Lina Tao obama was supposed to help civil rights, not remove them by nominating edward chen
46. Jason Gupta i fully support this petition
45. Xu K i wonder if he still considers himself human
44. Gary Lin How does he sleep at night?
43. Qin Feng What an awful person!
42. K Wang This man is the epitome of injustice
41. Meena Sampath How could the state bar even give Edward Chen a license?
40. Lucy Sharma As an Asian American, I'm especially angered to see this man be appointed. What will happen to my rights?
39. M Ronald NO TO CHEN!
38. Wilson Jose chen's actions offend all minorities
37. Henry our court system's blatant lies are finally revealed here
36. Paul K i can't believe he thought he could get away with his actions
35. Mary Fisher this magistrate's behavior is an abomination
34. Ken Zhang Edward Chen - RESIGN NOW!
33. J Qian remove chen from office immediately
32. Ting G Edward Chen is a liar
31. Joy Z. I hope this man is punished
30. Eric Zhu Chen is a disgrace to all Asians
29. Jack Meyer I've lost hope in the judicial system.
Jack Meyer I've lost hope in the judicial system.
28. Huilan Yang against corruption in judicial system
27. lisa Fen Chen is NOT qulified to be appointed.
26. Ming Qin opposition
25. Sharon Chen Chen should be removed from the Court due to his misconducts at legal cases.
24. Lishen Ying Remove Chen from the Court and protect human rights.
23. Ping Zhao Remove Chen from the Court
22. Michael Lin Obama must remove Chen as a magistrate, not promote him to be a District Court judge.
21. Fengling Zhen I oppose injustice.
20. Bin Zhang Please remove Chen from the Court.
19. Qin Wang Chen can not represent justice California
18. Hong Jun I oppose injustice.
17. Xiangling Li Chen is not good as a Judge.
16. Peter Lin No Edward Chen !!!
15. Ying Lu The courtroom door is open to all
14. Kao Li justice for all
13. Ben Wang I oppose his appointment
12. Zhiying Lao I am not happy with his appointment.
11. Bin Xie I am an Chinese American, but I strongly oppose the Nomination of Edward M. Chen to Federal Bench
10. Mike Tran I oppose the Nomination of Chen.
9. Peter H. J. Chen demonstrated a pattern of bias and prejudice, he should be removed from Court.
8. linda wong No Edward Chen !!!
7. Weidian Ma Biased judicial style
6. Lily Fan remove Chen from Federal Court !
5. Feng Ying I oppose his nomination.
4. Bo Liu Please don't appoint Edward Chen. His integrity is questioned. Redwood City, California
3. Yong Li This judge mistreated his own race. From "did not provide ANY document" to "not provide All document" trick game and shame!
2. Steven Li I am concerned about basic human rights violated by such corrupt judge. I oppose his nomination. Santa Clara, California
1. carol Shi Edward Chen does not represent the Asian American community, nor does he represent justice in the court room. He bases his rulings completely on whichever party has the most money and power, not on legal standards. We cannot blindly support Chen because he is Chinese. He does nothing for the Asian community, and if you look closely at his rulings, he purposely rules against Asians, regardless of whether they are legally correct. Obama must remove him as a magistrate, not promote him to be a District Court judge.

I am not too keen on him either.

Originally Posted by Unregistered I am not too keen on him either.

Obama should withdraw the nomination of Chen to avoid embarrassment.

Chen is just one of typical, keep him out.

Originally Posted by Yongping Chen is just one of typical, keep him out.

There are many good candidates out there for the federal judgeship, including many good Magistrates. Why Chen? Chen can't play the race card, crying foul because there is no Chinese Article III judges in the Northern District of California. The federal bench is not a place for practicing racial quota or affirmative action. Even for Chinese, a good white or Hispanic judge is much better than a corrupt Chinese judge -- they have seen plenty of corrupt judges back home already.

Don't let Chen cheat his way up.

230. Glenn Taggart oppose the nomination
229. Eric Orchard Oppose Edward Chen for federal branch
228. Dell H. Bean I oppose this nomination PO Box 1277 dell@blackelkoutfitters.com
227. George Matteson I oppose the Nomination of Edward Chen Avon Park, Florida 33825
226. Robert Rodi I oppose the nomination of Edward M. Chen to the Federal Bench
225. Shaomin Xing It is sad that minority against minority Massachusetts
224. Yongping Zhou Edward Chen has no basic qualification to be appointed, his dishonesty to the law is the reason to keep him out. Out, Edward Chen
223. Woodrow Crook bad, bad approval people!
222. Fake Name Bogus Petition by Idiots Not a Real Person
221. Richard O. Koenig This person is not suited for this position! Beaufort, SC
220. Colleen Crook I am against Edward M. Chen rising to the Federal Bench.
219. Eva Anda Please consider these concerns 5142 Hollister Ave #147 anda@west.net
218. David L. Cox Typical of Obama's actions
217. Barbara Williamson oppose Judge Chen
216. Colin Nicholas we need judges of integirty and honesty
215. Debbie Darnold Not a good choice Hannibal
214. Bill Sparks Do not vote for E.M. Chen to Federal Bench bsparks@sparks-co.com
213. Carl Grula Opposed Lansdale PA
212. David Colacchio Truth and Justice
211. Doris Ulrich Please remove Chen
210. Christine Chang I "OPPOSE" the nomination of Chen to Federal Bench because my own painful experience of Chen's extremely bias and prejudice judgments against plaintiffs despite mounting evidence of disabled plaintiffs who are injured tremendously by the defendants. I "OPPOSE" the nomination of Chen who disallowed plaintiffs taking discovery then abruptly judged against plaintiffs without reinstating discovery helping the defendants take advantage of plaintiffs who are lay persons. I "OPPOSE" the nomination of Chen who is extremely bias and prejudice against plaintiffs and could not uphold law and U.S. Constitution.
209. Dayne Penney Please oppose this nomination
208. bill dillon yet another non transparent
207. Fang Lin I Oppose the Nomination of Chen
206. Peter Huang The improper practices by Chen in Federal District Court highlight problems in the judicial system, which need to be changed. The absolute immunity is required for the benefit of the public, not for the protection of malicious or corrupt judges.
205. Edmund Gruebele I Oppose the attached petition.......
204. Gaiwen Shih
203. Xukai Li I oppose the nomination of Chen after reading a litigant's complaint against Chen's misconducts. Redwood, California
202. Debra Biffert I oppose Ed Chen's nomination to Federal Bench
201. Dalene Cornelia Say "NO" to Chen
200. Debbie Diefenderfer No way this should happen
199. Arthur Gnaegy No way this should go through at all 7399 club Drive
198. Darlene Crawford Please watch who gets on the bench. We are depending on you. darlene@dcrawford.org
197. Darlene Crawford Please watch who gets on the bench. We are depending on you. darlene@dcrawford.org
196. Doyle F. Harrell Any judge should represent all parties equally. Obviously this is not the case with Mr, Chen.
195. Doyle F. Harrell Any judge should represent all parties equally. Obviously this is not the case with Mr, Chen.
194. Bill E. I neither oppose nor support this nomination. I am not a supporter of President Obama, or of the current majority party in Congress. But I can see nothing in the information provided here which shows bias or shows this person is in any way unfit for a judicial appointment. Obviously any court case involves a dispute as to the facts, and a judge has to make a decision to place more weight on one set of evidence than the other. I know nothing about this judge and nothing about this court case other that what I have read here, but from what I can gather, this petition is being organized by people who may be connected with the loosing side in this particular court case. That is no reason to disqualify someone from a judicial appointment.
193. Benton Bain Oppose the Nomination of Edward M. Chen to Federal Bench
192. Andrew Liqun Li Oppose someone with a trace recorde like Mr Chen's to be on the federal bench
191. LiKai Wang
190. Wang, Jun Don't let Chen to manipulate his status as a minority to appear as though he is furthering civil rights, California
189. Wenhua Zhu
188. Ying Liu
187. Bin Yang We are concerned about basic human rights violated by this corrupt judge.
186. Xiangling
185. Wen Zhao Chen is not a right man
184. Cindy Liu Chen is actually purposely ruling on behalf of parties with money and power, thereby eliminating the rights of all citizens. San jose, California
183. Qiming Li
182. Jack Chen
181. Fengmei Yu
180. Lily Fan

Picture yourself sitting high on the bench, facing a bunch of obedient lawyers, who say "Thank you, Your Honor" no matter what you say to them, what will you become? You think you are so powerful, you must be god himself.

Now, add some Kungpao Chicken flavor to it, you get Edward Chen.

Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr. said Judges' salaries are not enough to keep them unbiased.

Originally Posted by Unregistered Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr. said Judges' salaries are not enough to keep them unbiased.

To: U.S. Congressmen and President Obama

It will be an irreversible mistake if Edward M. Chen is nominated to the Federal Bench.

Recently, Mr. Chen pulled off a Catch-22 on the plaintiffs in the U.S. District Court case No. 3:07-cv-04005-EMC, which Mr. Chen mentioned in his answer to the Senate Judiciary Questionnaire. On November 14, 2007, Mr. Chen ordered: “No formal discovery and no initial disclosures until further order by this Court.” See Docket Entry No. 80. Three months later, Mr. Chen dismissed all of plaintiffs’ claims, blaming plaintiff not offering any evidence to the contrary. See Docket Entry 110.

I was the pro se plaintiff representing myself and my son in the case above, against the University of California at Berkeley and its officials (“U.C. Berkeley”). We, mother and son, are disabled, due to the aggravated assault and battery by U.C. Berkeley employees, and their continuing stalking and harassment. We filed suit in state court. After the state court judge was compromised by defendants’ ex parte communications, we filed federal claims in the U.S. District Court. Judge Chen took the case.



U.C. Berkeley defendants did not dispute our allegations: its employees’ aggravated assault and battery, stalking and harassment, perjury in the state court procedures, ex-parte communication with the state court judge, and conspiracy between U.C. Berkeley and defendants. These were indisputable, based on state court trial transcripts and hearing testimony.

After forbidding us to conduct discovery, Mr. Chen labeled our injuries a theoretical matter, fantastic or delusional scenarios, sheer speculation lacking plausibility, fantastic conspiracy, patently fanciful and insubstantial. Mr. Chen exonerated the U.C. Berkeley employees who filed affidavits, but avoided to mention the employees who did not file affidavits. He twisted the facts about employee defendants’ perjury, fraud, and ex parte communication with the state judge, which were indisputable based on state court record. See, Chen’s order dated February 13, 2008, Docket Entry No. 110.

I filed a motion for recusal and a supporting affidavit. Mr. Chen refused to recuse himself from the case, Docket Entry No. 151, 152, 154. In his answer to the Senate Questionnaire, Mr. Chen stated that he “denied the request because the plaintiff was claiming bias based solely on an adverse ruling I had issued.” However, as I found out recently, Mr. Chen received a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley in 1975, and J.D. from U.C. Berkeley School of Law in 1979. A search of Chen’s name at Berkeley Law - Home reveals that Mr. Chen has been giving seminars at the defendant school, and presumably been receiving compensation for his work at defendant school. Mr. Chen was also listed as a significant donor to U.C. Berkeley law school in 2007-2008. In his answer to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Mr. Chen concealed the fact that U.C. Berkeley and its officials were named defendants in my case, represented by Gaylynn Kirn Conant, also a U.C. Berkeley graduate.



Mr. Chen’s biased, prejudiced, oppressive and crooked behavior against the poor and powerless is shocking. He rules in favor of the rich and powerful, from whom he receives praises and recommendations. Mr. Chen will not uphold the laws and U. S. Constitution. It will be a tragic mistake if Edward M. Chen climbs up to the lifetime tenure of the federal bench.

Christine Chang _

Plaintiff of Case No. 3:07-cv-04005-EMC