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Watters, Susan Pamela
Born 1958 in Billings, MT
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 23, 2013, to a seat vacated by Richard F. Cebull. Confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 2013, and received commission on December 18, 2013.
Education:
Eastern Montana College (now Montana State University Billings), B.A., 1980
University of Montana School of Law, J.D., 1988
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 23, 2013, to a seat vacated by Richard F. Cebull. Confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 2013, and received commission on December 18, 2013.
Education:
Eastern Montana College (now Montana State University Billings), B.A., 1980
University of Montana School of Law, J.D., 1988
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Diane G. Barz, Montana District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District, 1988-1989
Law clerk, Hon. Maurice Colberg, Montana District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District, 1989
Deupty county attorney, Yellowstone County, Montana, 1989-1995
Private practice, Billings, Montana, 1995-1998
Judge, Montana District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District, 1998-2013