KALAGNY celebrates the historic nomination of Cindy K. Chung by President Biden to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.If confirmed, Ms. Chung, a Korean American, would be the first Asian American to serve as a judge on the Third Circuit.

Prior to President Biden’s appointment, Ms. Chung served as the United State Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2021. Ms. Chung served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 2014 to 2021. From 2009 to 2014, Ms. Chung served as a trial attorney in the Criminal Section of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. From 2003 to 2009, she served as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office. She graduated from Columbia Law School in 2002 and earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 1997.

KALAGNY congratulates Ms. Chung and applauds her historic nomination.