Tanya Sue Chutkan

b. 1962 · Kingston, Jamaica

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaJudgeBarack Obama (Democratic)Jun 5, 2014

Education

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

Professional 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

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