Cindy K. Chung

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Cindy Chung
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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 46–47)
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]

Education[]

Chung earned a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1997 and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 2002.[3]

Career[]

In 2002 and 2003, Chung served as a law clerk for Myron H. Thompson. She then joined the New York County 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. She later joined the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, serving as deputy chief of the major crimes division. From 2014 to 2021, she served as assistant United States attorney.[4][5]

U.S. 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.[6] 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.[7]

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. ^ "President Biden Announces Four New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Judge Sentences Pittsburgh Crack Conspirator to 10+ Years in Federal Prison". www.justice.gov. May 29, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Ward, Paula Reed (October 27, 2021). "Federal prosecutor nominated to become U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
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