BY JULIE BOLCER
U.S. senator Charles Schumer of New York announced Wednesday that he has recommended Pamela Ki Mai Chen, a federal prosecutor specializing in civil rights, to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
If confirmed, Chen would become only the second female Chinese-American in U.S. history and one of a handful of out lesbians and gay men to receive one of the nearly 900 lifetime appointments to the federal district and appellate courts. Last year Schumer recommended Alison Nathan, who was nominated by President Obama and confirmed for a judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
