Indian-American Vince Chhabria was appointed as the full-time federal judge of California court by the President Barack Obama on 24 August 2015, 46-year-old Chhabria is the Bay Area’s 1st Indian-American federal judge.
Chhabria was confirmed a seat in San Francisco in 2014. He once clerked for US Supreme Court Judge Stephen Breyer,and his brother, San Francisco federal judge Charles Breyer. chhabria has issued significant decisions allowing cases, including that of labour laws, against the transport companies Uber and Lyft’s models to proceed.
Earlier, President Barack Obama had nominated Chhabria, then 43, to serve as a federal judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
Vince Chhabria
• Vince Chhabria was born in San Francisco after his father came to the US from Mumbai.
•Chhabria graduated with honours from University of California.
• Prior to public service, Chhabria worked in the private sector, first as an associate at Keker & Van Nest and later at Covington & Burling.
Indian-American Vince Chhabria was appointed as a full-time federal judge
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