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, alma_mater = National Chengchi University
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, the constitutional court of the

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She was assumed to this position in June 2011.

Career

Chen was a judge in Taiwan, but resigned from her position in 1983 and emigrated to the United States. She returned to Taiwan and was reinstated as a judge in 1996 by the

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. She went on to become a justice of the

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and later head of the Judicial Personnel Study Center. She stated that she is most proud of her work in translating judicial rulings and expanding the role of women in the judiciary. Chen was nominated to the Council of Grand Justices in April 2011 by

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Ma Ying-jeou. Members of the

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questioned Ma's decision, as Chen had previously been a U.S. citizen and had also obtained a U.S. green card again for a short period while serving on the Supreme Court. The controversy over Chen's green card led opposition

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...

legislators to propose amendments to previously tabled legislation to disallow public servants from holding permanent residency in foreign countries. However, lawmakers eventually confirmed Chen along with Ma's three other judicial nominees on 14 June 2011. Chen would step down from the Constitutional Court on 30 September 2019. Also published as:

Personal life

Chen attended National Chengchi University in

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, where she earned an LL.B. degree in 1971 and an

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in 1976. She emigrated from Taiwan to the United States in 1983; while living there, she completed an MBA at Georgia's Augusta College (the predecessor of

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) in 1989. She naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1992. She later returned to Taiwan, and relinquished U.S. citizenship in 1996 upon her reinstatement as a judge there. Her daughter continues to reside in the United States; Chen later obtained

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status again in the United States in January 2008, so she could aid in raising her newborn granddaughter without worrying about visa issues (as Taiwan was not a member of the United States'

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at that time); however, she cancelled her permanent resident status in September 2009.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Be-yue 1948 births Living people Constitutional court women judges Place of birth missing (living people) National Chengchi University alumni People who renounced United States citizenship Taiwanese emigrants to the United States Augusta State University alumni Taiwanese women judges