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Tanya Sue Chutkan

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Active service.

Confirmed 95 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Barack Obama
Nominated
January 6, 2014
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
February 25, 2014
Committee action
Reported (favorably), March 27, 2014
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 95 to 0
Confirmed
June 4, 2014
Commissioned
June 5, 2014
American Bar Association rating
Qualified

Born 1962, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • 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

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