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Lin, Tana
Born 1966 in Taipei, Taiwan
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 29, 2021, to a seat vacated by Marsha J. Pechman. Confirmed by the Senate on October 21, 2021, and received commission on November 23, 2021.
Education:
Cornell University, B.A., 1987
New York University School of Law, J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 29, 2021, to a seat vacated by Marsha J. Pechman. Confirmed by the Senate on October 21, 2021, and received commission on November 23, 2021.
Education:
Cornell University, B.A., 1987
New York University School of Law, J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Staff attorney, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 1991-1995
Trial attorney, Employment Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-1999; senior trial attorney, 1997-1999
Senior trial attorney, Chicago District Office, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1999-2001
Litigation coordinator, Michigan Poverty Law Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2001-2004
Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 2004-2021
Adjunct profesor, Seattle University School of Law, 2020