Tanya Sue Chutkan

Judge Tanya Sue Chutkan

Personal

Birthday:

1962

Birthplace:

Kingston, Jamaica

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

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

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, December 19, 2013; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

George Washington University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1983

Name of School - Second:

University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1987

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Court Name:

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/5/2014