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Eric Tung Confirmed

Eric Tung

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

NominatedJuly 15, 2025

Senate Judiciary HearingJuly 30, 2025

Advanced Out of Senate JudiciarySeptember 11, 2025 (12-10)

ConfirmedNovember 5, 2025 (52-45)

  • Eric Tung is currently a Partner at Jones Day.
  • His previous roles include:
    • Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California.
    • Counsel, Office of Legal Policy in the Department of Justice.
  • Tung served as a law clerk for Justices Gorsuch and Scalia.
  • He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 2010.
  • Refused to answer who won the 2020 election.
  • Refused to say what happened on January 6.
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