District Judge Edmond E. Chang was appointed to the Northern District of Illinois by President Barack Obama in 2010.
Judge Chang was born in New York City to Taiwanese American immigrants. He is the first Asian-Pacific American Article III federal judge in Illinois. He earned a degree in aerospace engineering before attending law school. From 1994 to 1995, he clerked for Judge James L. Ryan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, then for Judge Marvin Aspen in the Northern District of Illinois from 1995 to 1997. He was an associate at Sidley Austin in Chicago from 1997 to 1999, then became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Chicago in 1999, serving as Deputy Chief of General Crimes (2004–2005) and Chief of Appeals for the Criminal Division (2005–2010).
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1994
- University of Michigan, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, 1991
Career
- Chief of Appeals, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois (2005–2010)
- Deputy Chief, General Crimes Section, U.S. Attorney's Office (2004–2005)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (1999–2010)
- Associate, Sidley Austin, Chicago (1997–1999)
- Law Clerk, Hon. Marvin Aspen, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (1995–1997)
- Law Clerk, Hon. James L. Ryan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (1994–1995)