Ninth Circuit
Eric Chunyee Tung
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Donald J. TrumpRepublican
- Seat
- CA90109
- Nominated
- July 15, 2025
- Committee hearing
- July 30, 2025
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 11, 2025
- Senate vote
- 52–45Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Nov. 5, 2025
- Commissioned
- Nov. 7, 2025
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Nominations
Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.
| Nominee | Court | Received | Outcome | Vote |
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| This judge PN400-3 | Ninth Circuit | July 15, 2025 | Confirmed | 52–45 |
Source Congress.gov. A nomination appears here when the name matches this judge exactly; the Federal Judicial Center record above remains the authority for service actually served.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States of America v. Burton
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Sept. 22
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Sept. 17panel identified Sat on the panel in S.D. v. Reese
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Sept. 10
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in amazon.com Services, LLC v. Perplexity Ai, Inc.
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July 30
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July 27panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Anten
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July 16opinion issued Dissented in Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta
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July 2opinion issued Concurred in part in United States v. Shi
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June 29opinion issued Dissented in Antonio Doyle v. Terry Royal
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June 29opinion issued Authored the opinion in Antonio Doyle v. Terry Royal
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | United States of America v. Burton | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | Linhart v. New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 22, 2026 |
| Opinion | Cherry v. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Multiple Energy Technologies, LLC v. Casden | Ninth Circuit | July 30, 2026 |
| Dissent | Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta | Ninth Circuit | July 16, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | United States v. Shi | Ninth Circuit | July 2, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Antonio Doyle v. Terry Royal | Ninth Circuit | June 29, 2026 |
| Dissent | Antonio Doyle v. Terry Royal | Ninth Circuit | June 29, 2026 |
| Dissent | Rojas-Espinoza v. Bondi | Ninth Circuit | June 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | Trammell v. Kln Enterprises, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | May 15, 2026 |
| Dissent | Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservati v. Usdoi | Ninth Circuit | April 21, 2026 |
| Writing | Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservati v. Usdoi | Ninth Circuit | April 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | O'dell v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | April 1, 2026 |
| Opinion | Sandler v. Modernizing Medicine, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | March 19, 2026 |
| Writing | State of Oregon v. Trump | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 8, 2025 |