Cathy Bissoon
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Born 1968.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 5, 2011
- Senate vote
- 82 to 3
- Confirmed
- Oct 17, 2011
- Commissioned
- Oct 19, 2011
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 2008-2011
Education
- B.A., Alfred University, 1990
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1993
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Gary L. Lancaster, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1994-1995
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1995-2008
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2026-present
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, November 17, 2010; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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