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
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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, Pennsylvanias 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