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Wiegand, Christy Criswell
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on February 12, 2020, to a seat vacated by Peter Joseph Phipps. Confirmed by the Senate on September 9, 2020, and received commission on September 11, 2020.
Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 1997
Cornell Law School, J.D., 2000
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2000-2002
Law clerk, Hon. D. Brooks Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2002-2003
Instructor, Writing in the Legal Profession, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Western District of Pennsylvania, 2004-2018; deputy chief, Civil Division, 2013-2018
Assistant U.S. attorney, Major Crimes, Criminal Division, Western District of Pennsylvania, 2018-2020; Project Safe Childhood Task Force, 2018-2020