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Candice Chiu Wong is an American attorney who currently serves as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
Candice C. Wong | |
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| Member of the United States Sentencing Commission | |
| Assumed office August 5, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
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| Education | Harvard College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Early life and education
[edit]Wong was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey to Meiling Fang and Ya-Hui Chiu.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.[2] Wong was married to Alex Nelson Wong in 2014, whom she met at Harvard Law School.[1]
Career
[edit]Wong worked as a law cleark for Brett M. Kavanaugh on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2008 to 2009. She also served as a law clerk for Sandra Day O’Connor and Sonia M. Sotomayor on the United States Supreme Court from 2009 to 2011.[2] She was in private practice at the law firms King & Spalding LLP from 2009 to 2011 and Bancroft PLLC from 2013 to 2015.[3]
Department of Justice
[edit]Wong served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia from 2015 to 2014, where she led the Violence Reduction and Trafficking Offenses Section.[2] From 2017 to 2021, Wong was detailed to the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice, where she served as Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Acting Chief of Staff.[3]
While at the United States Attorney's Office, Wong was involved in prosecuting the rioters who stormed the Capitol building during the January 6 United States Capitol attack.[4][5][6]
United States Sentencing Commission
[edit]From 2020 to 2021, Wong served as the Department of Justice’s ex officio member on the United States Sentencing Commission.[2]
On May 11, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Wong to serve as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.[3] On August 4, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.[7] She is the first Asian American to serve on the commission.[8]
In 2023, Wong opposed an amendment that would expand "compassionate release", arguing that the move exceeded the comission's authority.[9] She specifically took issue with the retroactive application of a sentencing guideline change, which she argues Congress explicitly prohibits.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Candice Chiu, Alex Wong". The New York Times. 2014-04-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ a b c d "Candice C. Wong". United States Sentencing Commission. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Nominates Bipartisan Slate for the United States Sentencing Commission" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 11, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ https://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "U.S. seizes funds of John Earle Sullivan, Capitol riot suspect who sold Jan. 6 footage to media". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
{{cite web}}: External link in|last= - ^ Editor, Jenni Fink Senior; Politics (2021-07-21). "Capitol Rioter Yells in Court, Tells Prosecutors 'Drop All Charges'". Newsweek. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Gerstein, Josh (2021-02-16). "Judge refuses to ban Capitol riot suspect from Twitter and Facebook". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "PN2091 - Nomination of Candice C. Wong for United States Sentencing Commission, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "Leader McConnell introduces Three Extraordinary Women, including a Kentuckian, to serve on the U.S. Sentencing Commission - ClayCoNews". www.clayconews.com. 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ Tarinelli, Ryan (2023-04-18). "Sentencing policy sparks clash over future criminal justice bills". Roll Call. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "Guideline Amendments Adopted in Contentious USSG Love-fest – Update for April 6, 2023 | Legal Information Services Associates LLC". Legal Information Services Associates LLC. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2025-01-15.