Ming Chin

Ming Chin 陳惠明
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	August 31, 1942 (1942-08-31)

Ming William Chin (born August 31, 1942) (陳惠明) 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 November 1998, with 69.3% percent of the vote.

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.

Notable opinions

• Green v. Ralee Engineering, 19 Cal.4th 66.^{[citation needed]}
• Reno v. Baird, 18 Cal.4th 640.^{[citation needed]}
• Professional Engineers v. Dept. of Transportation Cal.4th 543.^{[citation needed]}

References

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