James Chung

James moved from Hong Kong to Seattle, WA at age 16. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Philosophy and a minor in French in 2020. After graduation, he worked at a plaintiff litigation firm as a paralegal, assisting in hundreds of cases by preparing them for trial and managing case accounting.

Since starting at Georgetown, James has developed an interest in national security law, focusing on its intersection with individual autonomy and economic liberalism. This interest was strengthened through externships at various government agencies and branches, his service as an Article Editor on The Georgetown Law Journal, and his leadership of Georgetown’s Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. He plans to continue engaging with and writing on this subject throughout his career.

James is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin and proficient in French. In his free time, he enjoys reading biographies, cooking French and Chinese cuisine, and hiking. In fact, James enjoys the outdoors so much that he volunteered as a wildfire firefighter for a year before law school.