Raymond T. Chen

Raymond Tsong-he Chen (; born 1968) He was raised in Huntington Beach, California, where he graduated from Edison High School in 1986. Both of his parents earned doctorates; Chen's father, Paul Chen, was a senior chemical engineer at an engineering company in Irvine, California, and his mother, Pei-ching Chen, worked as a software engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. From 1996 to 1998, he served as a technical assistant at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, performing the functions of a staff attorney. In that role, he issued guidance to patent examiners, advised the agency on legal and policy issues and helped promulgate regulations. He has co-chaired the Patent and Trademark Office Committee of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and is a member of the Advisory Council for the Federal Circuit.

Federal judicial service

On February 7, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Chen to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge Richard Linn who assumed senior status on October 31, 2012. His nomination was reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 16, 2013, by a voice vote. He received his commission on August 2, 2013. He assumed office on August 5, 2013. Chen is also the second Asian American judge to be on the Federal Circuit, the first being Shiro Kashiwa (1982–1986).

Personal life Chen's wife, Lisa Kuang-ling Hsiao, was an associate attorney at the law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University. They married on August 23, 1997.

As of 2024, Chen is a member of the board of trustees of the New York University School of Law.