Jennifer Sung
Jennifer Sung | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
Assumed office December 20, 2021 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Susan P. Graber |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Edison, New Jersey, U.S. |
Education | Oberlin College (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Jennifer Sung (born 1972) 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 graduated from Oberlin College in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts in politics with honors. From 1994 to 2001, Sung worked as a union organizer for the Service Employees International Union.[2] She then attended Yale Law School, where she graduated in 2004 with a Juris Doctor degree.[3]
Career
After law school, Sung served as a
Federal judicial service
On June 30, 2021, President
Notable rulings
On September 26, 2022, Sung dissented on an en banc panel in a 8–3 decision that held that California AB 32, a law that banned private, for-profit prison and immigration detention centers within the state, was unconstitutional.[19]
See also
References
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ Campbell, Braden (June 30, 2021). "Who Is Jennifer Sung, Biden's Labor-Side 9th Circ. Pick? - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees". The White House. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". Judiciary.senate.gov. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Feibel, Adelaide; Fuchs, Hailey (10 July 2018). "Law students, alumni condemn Kavanaugh in open letter". Yale Daily News.
- ^ "Circuit Pick Apologizes Over Kavanaugh Opposition Letter (1)". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Bendery, Jennifer (14 September 2021). "Biden Court Pick Won't Say If Brett Kavanaugh Is 'Morally Bankrupt'". HuffPost. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 21, 2021" (PDF). October 21, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Raymond, Nate (21 October 2021). "U.S. Senate panel advances 2nd Circuit nominee, divides over 9th Circuit pick". Reuters. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "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)". United States Senate. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "PN807 — Jennifer Sung — The Judiciary". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jennifer Sung at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Pazanowski, Bernie (September 26, 2022). "California Ban on Private Prisons in State Held Unconstitutional". Bloomberg Law.
External links
- Jennifer Sung at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Appearances on C-SPAN