Cindy Kyounga Chung
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born 1975.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2023
- Senate vote
- 50 to 44
- Confirmed
- Feb 13, 2023
- Commissioned
- Feb 21, 2023
Education
- B.A., Yale University, 1997
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, July 12, 2022; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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