Ming Chin

Ming Chin
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
Incumbent
Assumed office March 1, 1996
Nominated by	Pete Wilson
Preceded by	Armand Arabian
Personal details
Born	(1942-08-31) August 31, 1942 Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Carol Joe (m. 1971)
Children	Jennifer and Jason
Alma mater	University of San Francisco (B.A., J.D.)

Ming Chin
Traditional Chinese	陳惠明
Simplified Chinese	陈惠明
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Huìmíng
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Huìmíng

Ming William Chin (Chinese: 陳惠明; born August 31, 1942) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California. He was appointed to the California Supreme Court by Governor Pete Wilson on January 25, 1996, and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and sworn in on March 1, 1996. He was retained by the electorate in 1998 and 2010. Justice Chin is of Asian descent.

In 1969, Chin was awarded an United States Army Commendation Medal and a Bronze Star for his service in the Vietnam War.

He authored the most majority opinions at the Supreme Court during 1997, his first full term.

He is well-known among California employment lawyers as one of the four current authors of the Rutter Group practice guide on employment litigation.

Notable cases

In 2008, Chin was part of the dissenting minority in In re Marriage Cases, a 4-3 decision legalizing same-sex marriage in California.

Education

• High school diploma, Bellarmine College Preparatory, 1960
• B.A., Political Science, University of San Francisco, 1964
• J.D., Law, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1967

Personal life

Chin was born and raised in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He wed Carol Joe, a pharmacist in 1971, with whom he has two children: Jennifer (b. 1974) and Jason (b. 1976).

References

Legal offices
Preceded by Armand Arabian	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California 1996 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent