U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond Chen of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

 

6/01/2022

U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond T. Chen          

c/o Clerk’s Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

717 Madison Place N.W.

Washington, D.C.  20439

Dear U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond T. Chen,

My name is Matt Winick, an Asian American from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history including social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make civil rights stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.   U.S. Circuit Judge Chen, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as current U.S. Circuit Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to be very inspiring to me.

  

In February 2013, I liked on how you accepted President Obama to nominate you to serve as U.S. Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to help him improve society including the judicial system.  In your current role as U.S. Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, I truly appreciate on how you are a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, pushing for strict sentencing for people who commit hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different, and heavily express the need to reduce racial profiling in the criminal justice system to help protect minorities including immigrants from being oppressed. Supporting drug treatment programs to help drug users get the care they need to reduce drug abuse,  expanding the court system to help victims of crime or victims of domestic violence get help on dealing with their trauma, and expressing with supporting the need for funds to improve DNA testing including forensic science to help solve evidence efficiently while reduce sending an innocent person to jail is common sense for criminal justice reform.  Also on criminal justice reform, I like on how you are an advocate for the need for ethics reform to help investigate law enforcement that commit police misconduct or use police brutality.  Another thing that I like about your work int the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is how you support protection of civil liberties like the fourth amendment to help protect people from unreasonable searches, sixth amendment to have the right of the accused know what evidence is against them along with have the right to have a fair trial. Besides your work in the the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, I like on how you use your role as an Asian American to help advocate with support Asian Americans’ rights including Asian American with disabilities’ rights. 

U.S. Circuit Judge Chen, I have autism with a learning disability.  Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter and advocacy for civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Also being an Asian American with a disability is difficult for me because some Asians including some Asian Americans tease me or get judgmental about me being different along with how they believe that I don’t meet their standards. Your role as an Asian American on advocating for Asian American rights including Asian American with disabilities’ rights helps give me some confidence about being an Asian American when I face different challenges.  Your current role as U.S. Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit gives me motivation to continue to learn history including social justice. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need to make civil rights stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others. My letter is a gift to you for inspiring me.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference for society. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to support  and advocate for civil rights and criminal justice reform. Also I’m also proud on how you are a continuous supporter of the Asian American community and advocating for their rights. You have inspire me to work hard on my disability, be confident about being an Asian American when I face different challenges, and continue to learn history including social justice.  I was wondering if you could share with me what it is like serving in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and if you could give me some advice about being an Asian American with a disability. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference for society, and inspiring me.  Please continue to make a great impact on the criminal justice system.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick