Candice C. Wong
Candice Chiu Wong is an American attorney who currently serves as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
Candice C. Wong | |
|---|---|
| Candice C. Wong, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division | |
| Member of the United States Sentencing Commission | |
| Assumed office August 5, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Harvard College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Early life and education
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
Wong worked as a law clerk 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
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
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]
In 2025, Wong and her husband, then principle deputy national security advisor Alex Wong, came under attack by pro-Trump influencer Laura Loomer for their Chinese heritage. Candice Wong was also attacked for working as an assistant U.S. attorney under former presidents Joe Biden and [[Barack Obama|Barack Obama].][11]
On July 22, 2025, it was announced that Wong would join law firm Fried Frank as a white collar litigation partner, while continuing part-time as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Candice Chiu, Alex Wong". The New York Times. 2014-04-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Candice C. Wong". United States Sentencing Commission. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "President Biden Nominates Bipartisan Slate for the United States Sentencing Commission" Archived 2022-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 11, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Jenni Fink, ed. (2021-07-21). "Capitol Rioter Yells in Court, Tells Prosecutors 'Drop All Charges'". Newsweek. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Trump Fires Top National Security Aides After Laura Loomer's Oval Office Visit". Yahoo News. 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ↑ "Fried Frank Welcomes Candice C. Wong as White Collar Litigation Partner in Washington, DC". www.friedfrank.com. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
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