Senate confirms L.A. attorney Dolly Gee...first Chinese-American woman on federal bench

[ProSense]

Senate confirms L.A. attorney Dolly Gee as judge; she'll be first Chinese-American woman on federal bench

Los Angeles attorney Dolly Gee is about to become the first Chinese-American woman to serve as a U.S. District Court judge.

President Obama nominated Gee, the daughter of immigrants from a small village in southern China, in August. The Senate confirmed her nomination on Christmas Eve.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) praised her confirmation.

"As a daughter of immigrants from rural China, she personifies the American dream," Boxer said in a statement. "She used her position as a prominent attorney in Los Angeles to promote racial tolerance and fight for justice for those who face discrimination."

Gee's father was a World War II veteran who later worked as an aerospace engineer on projects including the space shuttle and the Apollo missions, according to a statement released by Boxer's office.

"Dolly's mother… was a garment worker who never taught Dolly to sew because she did not want her daughter to have to stitch clothes for a living," Boxer said at a confirmation hearing.

In 1994, President Clinton appointed Gee, who has specialized in labor and employment law, to serve as a mediator and arbitrator in disputes between federal agencies and labor unions. Clinton also nominated her for the federal bench in 1999, but she was unable to win confirmation from a gridlocked Senate before he left office.

She is a past president of the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Assn.

[LovinLife]

1. I haven't been happy w/ Obama, but he has put a lot of minorites in key positions.

He even appointed openly gay people.

[theoldman]

2. Chinese for the most part have avoided politics.

I am referring to those from mainland China where political thought has been suppressed since Mao too over. Obama has given them a start and I think we will see many more in the future.

[rocktivity]

3. There's a Chinese-American on the federal bench? Golly gee!

If only her name didn't sound like a 50's burlesque act.

:applause:
rocktivity

[Undercurrent]

4. Fantastic!

With the heavy Chinese population here on the West Coast this is great news!

The first Chinese-American woman AND first Vietnamese American as well.

BTW: Whether they are Blue Dogs, liberals, or assholes, THIS is why we need a Democratic majority in Congress:

"Gee had been nominated a judgeship in 1999 by then-President Bill Clinton, but the Senate did not act on the nomination."
http://www.scpr.org/news/2009/12/24/la-attorney-becomes-first-chinese-american-woman-f/

-105th Congress (1997-1999)
Majority Party: Republican (55 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (45 seats)

-106th Congress (1999-2001)
Majority Party: Republican (55 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (45 seats)
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm


Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 - The Senate Tuesday afternoon confirmed Judge Jacqueline Nguyen by a vote of 97-0 to fill a vacancy on the federal district court in the Central District of California.

Nguyen will become the first Vietnamese American to serve as a federal district court judge in the United States, and the first Asian Pacific American woman to serve as a federal district court judge in California.
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2695864/

[Hekate]

5. Excellent! Congratulations to Judge Gee!

:applause:

Hekate

[bigwillq]

6. K and R (nt)

[Cha]

7. And, another one gets confirmed!

Our little melting pot aka Amercia~