Draft:John C. Truong

John C. Truong is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Education
Truong earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California in 1993, a Juris Doctor from the American University Washington College of Law in 1997, and a Master of Arts from the American University in 2003.

Career
Upon graduation from law school, Truong clerked for Judge Ricardo M. Urbina of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 1997 to 1998. From 1998 to 2004, he was in private practice as an associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. He previously worked at the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia where he served as senior litigation counsel in the Civil Division from 2008 to 2013. He previously represented federal officials and executive government agencies in civil litigation before federal courts, and prosecuted criminal offenses. Since 2022, he has served as the deputy chief in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. He was an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School.

Expired nomination to D.C. superior court under Trump
On May 20, 2020, President Donald Trump nominated Truong to serve as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; his nomination was sent to the United States Senate later that day. President Trump nominated Truong to the seat vacated by Judge Wendell P. Gardner whose term expired. On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. His nomination was resubmitted later that same day. On February 4, 2021, President Joe Biden withdrew the nomination.

Nomination to D.C. superior court
On March 28, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Truong to serve as a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. On March 21, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Troung to the seat vacated by Judge Wendell P. Gardner, whose term expired on March 27, 2020. On June 4, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. His nomination is pending before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.