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Eric Chunyee Tung

Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Eric Chunyee Tung serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Nov 5, 2025 by a 52–45 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump
Confirmed
Nov 5, 2025
Senate vote
52–45
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1984

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDonald J. Trump · Nov 5, 2025

Education

  • Yale UniversityB.A., 2006
  • University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 2010

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Neil M. Gorsuch, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2010-2011; Bristow Fellow, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 2011-2012; Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 2012-2013; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 2014-2016, 2019-2025; Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2016-2017; Counsel, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017; Law clerk, Hon. Neil M. Gorsuch, Supreme Court of the United States, 2017-2018

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