Ninth Circuit / Appointed 2025 / Active
Eric Chunyee Tung
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2025 and confirmed by the Senate 52–45, Eric Chunyee Tung is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 2010. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1984 · age 42
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2025
- Confirmed
- 52–45
- Education
- Yale 2006 · University of Chicago Law School 2010
- Succeeded
- Sandra Segal Ikuta
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ninth Circuit succeeded Sandra Segal Ikuta | Trump (R) | 52–45 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 52–45 on November 5, 2025 · 119th Congress, Roll Call 605. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 52
52 R
- Jim Banks(R-IN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Katie Britt(R-AL)
- Ted Budd(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- John Curtis(R-UT)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Jon Husted(R-OH)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- James Justice(R-WV)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- David McCormick(R-PA)
- Ashley Moody(R-FL)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Bernie Moreno(R-OH)
- Markwayne Mullin(R-OK)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Pete Ricketts(R-NE)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Eric Schmitt(R-MO)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Tim Sheehy(R-MT)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Voted against · 45
43 D, 2 I
- Angela Alsobrooks(D-MD)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester(D-DE)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Fetterman(D-PA)
- Ruben Gallego(D-AZ)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- Andy Kim(D-NJ)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Jacky Rosen(D-NV)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Adam Schiff(D-CA)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Elissa Slotkin(D-MI)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Raphael Warnock(D-GA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Peter Welch(D-VT)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 3
2 D, 1 R
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
Education
| Yale University | B.A. | 2006 |
| University of Chicago Law School | J.D. | 2010 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Law clerk, Hon. Neil M. Gorsuch, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | 2010-2011 |
| Bristow Fellow, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice | 2011-2012 |
| Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States | 2012-2013 |
| Private practice, Los Angeles, California | 2014-2016, 2019-2025 |
| Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California | 2016-2017 |
| Counsel, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice | 2017 |
| Law clerk, Hon. Neil M. Gorsuch, Supreme Court of the United States | 2017-2018 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Eric Chunyee Tung?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Eric Chunyee Tung to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2025.
- Was Eric Chunyee Tung appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Eric Chunyee Tung was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Eric Chunyee Tung's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Eric Chunyee Tung 52–45 on November 5, 2025.
- Which court is Eric Chunyee Tung on?
- Eric Chunyee Tung is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2025)
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Appointed in 2025. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).