Cindy K. Chung

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Cindy Chung
Cindy K. Chung, U.S. Attorney official.jpg
United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Assumed office
November 23, 2021
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byScott Brady
Personal details
Born
Cindy Kyounga Chung

1975 (age 47–48)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
EducationYale University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)

Cindy Kyounga Chung (born 1975)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2021.[2] She is a nominee to serve as a circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Early life and education

Chung was born in 1975 in Omaha, Nebraska.[3] She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1997 and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 2002.[4]

Career

From 2002 to 2003, Chung served as a law clerk for Judge Myron H. Thompson of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. She then joined the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in 2003, serving as an Assistant District Attorney until 2007 and as investigation counsel in the Official Corruption Unit from 2007 to 2009. From 2009 to 2014, Chung served as a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.

From 2014 to 2021, she served as Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, ultimately serving as Deputy Chief of the Major Crimes Division.[5][6]

Notable cases

United States attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania

On October 27, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Chung to be the United States attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.[12] On November 19, 2021, her nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[2] She was sworn into office on November 23, 2021, by Chief Judge Mark R. Hornak.[13]

Nomination to the court of appeals

On July 12, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Chung to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. President Biden nominated Chung to the seat vacated by Judge D. Brooks Smith, who took senior status on December 4, 2021.[14] On September 7, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[15] During her confirmation hearing, she was questioned by Senator Chuck Grassley about her judicial philosophy. A debate ensued between Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Mazie Hirono, and Mike Lee about the term “originalism”.[16] On September 28, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[17] Her nomination is pending before the United States Senate.

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "PN1299 - Nomination of Cindy K. Chung for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Voruganti, Harsh (August 15, 2022). "Cindy Chung – Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit". The Vetting Room. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "President Biden Announces Four New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Judge Sentences Pittsburgh Crack Conspirator to 10+ Years in Federal Prison". www.justice.gov. May 29, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Ward, Paula Reed (October 27, 2021). "Federal prosecutor nominated to become U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "Rapper Foxy Brown sentenced to 3 years' probation". Reuters. January 19, 2007.
  8. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/jailed-rapper-foxy-brown-sent-to-isolation-after-prison-scuffle-1.685629[bare URL]
  9. ^ "Cindy Chung – Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit". August 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Arkansas Men Sentenced for Federal Hate Crimes Related to the Assault of Five Hispanic Men".
  11. ^ "Western Pa. U.S. Attorney Cindy Chung nominated to 3rd Circuit bench". July 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 27, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  13. ^ "Cindy K. Chung Sworn In as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania" (Press release). U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  14. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 12, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  15. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. August 31, 2022.
  16. ^ Kutner, Brad. "Debate Over Originalism Swamps Senate Judiciary Hearing".
  17. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 29, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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