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Cathy Bissoon's Biography

Contact Information

Office

Joseph F. Weis, Junior United States Courthouse
700 Grant Street, 3rd Floor, Courtroom 3A, Room 3250
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Full Name:

Cathy Bissoon

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1968

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, NY

JD, Harvard Law School, 1993

BA,Alfred University, 1990

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 2011-present

United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 2008-2011

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, January 5, 2011

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, October 17, 2011

Attorney, Private Practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1995-2008

Law Clerk, Honorable Gary L. Lancaster, United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1994-1995

Board Member, Federal Judges Association, present

Board Member, Sheldon Calvary Camp, present

Member, The Sedona Conference, present

Former Group Leader, Girl Scouts of America

Former Board Member, Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania

Member, Linn Inn Alliance Advisory Council

Fellow, Litigation Council of America

Former Board Member, Mount Lebanon Teen Center

Former Board Member, PPG Aquarium

Member, Pennsylvania’s Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness

Former Board Member, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Former Board Member, Pittsburgh Zoo

Former President/Executive Committee, Founding Member, Q. Todd Dickinson Intellectual Property American Inn of Court

Member, The Sedona Conference's Judicial Advisory Board

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