Jennifer Sung

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Jennifer Sung
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Assumed office
December 20, 2021
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded bySusan P. Graber
Personal details
Born1972 (age 48–49)
Edison, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationOberlin College (BA)
Yale University (JD)

Jennifer Sung (born 1972) is an American lawyer who is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Early life and education[]

Sung was born in 1972 in Edison, New Jersey.[1] She received her Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College in 1994 and her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2004.[2]

Career[]

Sung was an organizer with the Service Employees International Union Local 74 from 1996 to 1998 and with Service Employees International Union Local 1199 from 1998 to 2001.[3] After graduating law school, she served as a law clerk to Judge Betty Binns Fletcher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2004 to 2005. From 2005 to 2007, she was a Skadden Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law. From 2007 to 2013, she worked at Altshuler Berzon LLP in San Francisco.[2] From 2013 to 2017, she was a partner at McKanna Bishop Joffe. Since July 1, 2017, she has been a member of the Oregon Employment Relations Board.[4]

Federal judicial service[]

On June 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Sung to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[2] On July 13, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Sung to the seat to be vacated by Judge Susan P. Graber, who will take senior status upon confirmation of a successor.[5] On September 14, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] During the hearing, Senators questioned her about her decision to sign a letter regarding Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. The letter accused Kavanaugh of being an "intellectually and morally bankrupt ideologue" and claimed that "people will die if he is confirmed".[7] Sung said she recognized that much of the letter's rhetoric "was overheated," but she did not disavow the letter or say "whether she thought Kavanaugh was indeed 'intellectually and morally bankrupt.'"[8][9][10] The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10–10 on a party-line vote, stalling her nomination in committee.[11][12]

On November 3, 2021, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed a motion to discharge Sung's nomination from committee. Later that day, the Senate voted 49–49, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie, to discharge Sung's nomination from committee.[13]

On December 9, 2021, the U.S. Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 48–39 vote.[14] On December 15, 2021, her nomination was confirmed by a vote of 50–49.[15] She received her judicial commission on December 20, 2021.[16] Sung is Oregon's first person from the Asian American Pacific Islander community to serve on the Ninth Circuit.[17]

See also[]

  • List of Asian American jurists

References[]

  1. ^ "Questionairre for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "President Biden Names Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees". The White House. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ Campbell, Braden (June 30, 2021). "Who Is Jennifer Sung, Biden's Labor-Side 9th Circ. Pick? - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ^ Bernstein, Maxine (30 June 2021). "Oregon labor lawyer, former union organizer nominated to serve as judge on federal appellate court". oregonlive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". Judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ Feibel, Adelaide; Fuchs, Hailey (10 July 2018). "Law students, alumni condemn Kavanaugh in open letter". Yale Daily News.
  8. ^ "Circuit Pick Apologizes Over Kavanaugh Opposition Letter (1)". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  9. ^ Bendery, Jennifer (14 September 2021). "Biden Court Pick Won't Say If Brett Kavanaugh Is 'Morally Bankrupt'". HuffPost. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  10. ^ Cassens Weiss, Debra (September 15, 2021). "9th Circuit nominee is grilled over statement calling Kavanaugh 'intellectually and morally bankrupt'". ABA Journal. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. ^ Raymond, Nate (21 October 2021). "U.S. Senate panel advances 2nd Circuit nominee, divides over 9th Circuit pick". Reuters. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations Of Beth Robinson & Jennifer Sung" (Press release). October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "On the Motion to Discharge (Motion to Discharge: Jennifer Sung to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit from the Committee on the Judiciary)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jennifer Sung to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)". United States Senate. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)". United States Senate. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  16. ^ "Sung, Jennifer". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  17. ^ "Senate sends Biden judges to California courts as year closes. Will more follow in 2022?". The Sacramento Bee. December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

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