7 , ▁in ▁C anton , ▁China , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁children ▁to ▁Chinese - American ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁Queens , ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁public ▁schools . ▁ ▁Eng ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁degree ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁from ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁Buff alo ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁a ▁J . D . ▁degree ▁from ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁Judge ▁Adv oc ate ▁General ' s ▁Corps . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁ ▁Eng ▁began ▁his ▁legal ▁career ▁in ▁public ▁service ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁district ▁att orney ▁in ▁Queens ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁top ▁leadership ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Department ▁of ▁Cor re ctions . ▁He ▁first ▁took ▁the ▁ben ch ▁in ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁pres ided ▁in ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁Queens ▁County ▁courts ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Administr ative ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Term ▁of ▁Queens ▁County ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁starting ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Eng ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁App ell ate ▁Division . ▁ ▁Governor ▁Andrew ▁M . ▁Cu omo