Tanya S. Chutkan
| Tanya Chutkan | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
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Assumed office June 5, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
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| Born |
July 5, 1962 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Alma mater |
George Washington University University of Pennsylvania |
Tanya S. Chutkan (born July 5, 1962) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Biography
Chutkan was born on July 5, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 from George Washington University. She received a Juris Doctor in 1987 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. From 1987 to 1990, she worked at the law firm of Hogan & Hartson LLP (now Hogan Lovells). From 1990 to 1991, she worked at the law firm of Donovan, Leisure, Rogovin, Huge & Schiller. From 1991 to 2002, she was a trial attorney and supervisor at the Public Defender Service in the District of Columbia. She was a partner at the law firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, where her practice focused on complex civil litigation and specifically antitrust class action cases.[2]
Federal judicial service
On December 19, 2013, President Obama nominated Chutkan to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to a new seat created pursuant to 104 Stat. 5089, on July 1, 2013.[3]
She received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on February 25, 2014.[4]
On March 27, 2014 her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5] On May 22, 2014 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on the nomination. On Tuesday June 3, 2014 the U.S. Senate voted 54-40 on the motion to invoke cloture.[6] On Wednesday, June 4, 2014 the U.S. Senate voted in favor of final confirmation by a vote of 95-0.[7] She received her judicial commission on June 5, 2014.
She was assigned to the Public.Resource.Org copyright case.
References
- ↑ Lawyer Central profile
- ↑ "President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on United States District Courts" White House, December 19, 2013
- ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, December 19, 2013
- ↑ "Nominations". United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Executive Business Meeting" (PDF). United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 2nd Session". Vote Summary: Vote Number 170. United States Senate. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 2nd Session". Vote Summary: Vote Number 173. United States Senate. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
External links
- Tanya S. Chutkan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| New seat | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2014–present |
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