Draft:Cathy Fung

Cathy Fung
Personal details
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BA) University of North Carolina (JD) New York University (LLM) Georgetown University (LLM)

Cathy Fung is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a judge of the United States Tax Court.

Education

Fung received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1995; a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2003; a Master of Laws in taxation from New York University School of Law in 2004 and an Master of Laws in securities & financial regulation from Georgetown University Law Center in 2006.

Career

From 2004 to 2006, Fung served as an attorney-advisor for Judge Robert Wherry of the United States Tax Court. From 2006 to 2009, she worked as a tax controversy and litigation associate at Dewey Ballantine (later Dewey & LeBoeuf). Since 2009, she has served as a deputy area counsel at the Office of Chief Counsel (Large Business & International) in the Internal Revenue Service, where she has held multiple attorney positions.

Nomination to tax court

On May 9, 2024, President Joe Biden nominated Fung to serve as a judge of the United States Tax Court. She was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Joseph H. Gale, who assumed senior status in 2023. Her nomination is pending before the Senate Finance Committee.

Personal life

Fung is a California native and a resident of the District of Columbia.

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