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Cindy Kyounga Chung
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Cindy Kyounga Chung serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Feb 13, 2023 by a 50–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Feb 13, 2023
- Senate vote
- 50–44
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1975
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitJoseph R. Biden · Feb 13, 2023
Education
- Yale UniversityB.A., 1997
- Columbia Law SchoolJ.D., 2002
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Myron H. Thompson, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 2002-2003; District attorney's office, New York County, New York, 2003-2009; assistant district attorney, Trial Bureau 50, 2003-2007; investigation counsel, Official Corruption Unit, 2007-2009; Trial attorney, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2009-2014; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 2014-2021; acting deputy chief, Violent Crimes Section, 2015-2017 (intermittently); deputy chief, Major Crimes Section, 2018-2020; Adjunct professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2021; U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 2021-2023
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