Trump’s court pick would bring crypto baggage to the bench
The president’s pick to sit on an appellate court covering Silicon Valley has represented several blockchain entities in courts.
Eric Tung, a corporate lawyer with a track record of representing crypto firms, is poised to join one of the most influential federal courts in the United States.
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump sent Tung’s nomination to the Senate to be a US Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, which covers Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California Alaska and Hawaii.
Tung, a partner at the law firm Jones Day since 2019, has had clients that include digital currency companies.
