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Cathy Bissoon

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania · 2011

Cathy Bissoon , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The Senate voted 82–3 on the nomination on Oct 17, 2011 (Nomination Confirmed). Cathy Bissoon (née Castro; born May 16, 1968) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Previously, she was a United States magistrate judge of the same court. She was appointed a district judge by President Barack Obama and was confirmed by the United States Senate in October 2011.

Senate votes: 1

Senate confirmation votes

United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania
112th Congress · Nomination Confirmed82–3 · Oct 17, 2011

Education

Alfred UniversityB.A., 1990
Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1993

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Gary L. Lancaster, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1994-1995; Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1995-2008; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2026-present

Biography

Cathy Bissoon (née Castro; born May 16, 1968) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Previously, she was a United States magistrate judge of the same court. She was appointed a district judge by President Barack Obama and was confirmed by the United States Senate in October 2011.

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