--- title: "Raymond T. Chen | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/raymond-t-chen" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Raymond T. Chen U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2013-present - Raymond Tsong‐he Chen is an American judge serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit since August 2, 2013 - deputy general counsel for intellectual property law and solicitor, 2008-2013 - From 1998 to 2013, he worked at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), rising from associate solicitor to deputy general counsel for intellectual property law and solicitor - Began his legal career in private practice at the intellectual property firm Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear in Irvine, California (1994–1996) - The second Asian American judge and the first Taiwanese American judge to serve on the Federal Circuit ### Education - B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1990, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1994. ### Additional information - President Barack Obama nominated Chen to the Federal Circuit on February 7, 2013, to replace Richard Linn. - The Senate confirmed him 97–0, and he assumed office on August 2, 2013. - associate solicitor, 1998-2008 - He then held the role of a technical assistant at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1996–1998). - Private practice, Irvine, CA, 1994-1996 - He grew up in Huntington Beach, California, graduating from Edison High School in 1986. - Raymond Chen was born in 1968 in New York City to Taiwanese American parents. - Date of birth: 1968-01-01 - In this role, he argued patent cases before the Federal Circuit, issued guidance to examiners, and helped shape patent policy. - Birth place: New York, NY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### argument check in Scope: courtwide Arguing counsel must check in with the courtroom deputy at least 30 minutes before the day's session starts. Evidence excerpt: Arguing counsel must check-in with the courtroom deputy at their assigned courtroom at least thirty minutes before the start of the day's session. [Federal Circuit: Attending Oral Arguments](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/attending-oral-arguments/) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### same day changes Scope: courtwide Same-day changes to arguing counsel or time divisions are generally not allowed without a prior new appearance and amended response to the notice of oral argument. Evidence excerpt: Same-day changes to arguing counsel or time divisions are generally not allowed, absent prior filing of a new entry of appearance and an amended Response to Notice of Oral Argument in the case. [Federal Circuit: Attending Oral Arguments](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/attending-oral-arguments/) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394261) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394261) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394261) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/598/raymond-t-chen/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [Federal Circuit: Attending Oral Arguments](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/attending-oral-arguments/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/598/raymond-t-chen/) - [Wikidata: Raymond T. 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