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Tanya Sue Chutkan

Tanya Sue Chutkan

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 2014

Tanya Sue Chutkan , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Senate voted 95–0 on the nomination on Jun 4, 2014 (Nomination Confirmed). Tanya Sue Chutkan (born 1962) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was appointed in 2014 by President Barack Obama. She was the presiding judge over the criminal trial of then-former U.S.

Senate votes: 1

Senate confirmation votes

United States District Judge for the District of Columbia
113th Congress · Nomination Confirmed95–0 · Jun 4, 2014

Education

George Washington UniversityB.A., 1983
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)J.D., 1987

Career

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1987-1991, 2002-2014; Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 1991-2002; staff attorney, 1990-1996, 2000-2002; lead attorney, sex offenses and domestic violence, 1996-1997; lead attorney, homicide, 1997-1999

Biography

Tanya Sue Chutkan (born 1962) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was appointed in 2014 by President Barack Obama. She was the presiding judge over the criminal trial of then-former U.S.

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