James F. Battin Federal Courthouse
2601 2nd Avenue North, 5th Floor
Billings, MT 59101
Full Name:
Susan Pamela Watters
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1958
Birth Place:
Billings, MT
Home City:
Helena, MT
JD, School of Law, University of Montana, 1988
BA, Montana State University at Billings, 1980
No political experience information on file.
Member, Montana District Courts Judicial Workload Assessment Study Committee, 2006-2010
Member, Drug Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Policy Task Force, 2002
Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney, 1995-1998
Judge, United States District Court, District of Montana, 2013-present
District Judge, Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Montana, 1998-2013
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, District of Montana, May 23, 2013
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Montana, December 12, 2013
Senior Associate, Hendrickson, Everson, Noennin and Woodward Professional Corporation (PC), 1996-1998
Owner/Attorney, Watters Law Firm, 1995-1996
Deputy County Attorney, Yellowstone County, Montana, 1989-1995
Law Clerk, Honorable Diane G. Barz, Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Montana, 1988-1989
Law Clerk, Honorable Maurice Colberg, Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Montana, 1989
Member, Montana Judges' Association, 1998-present
Member, Montana State Bar Association, 1988-present
President, Montana Judges' Association, 2006-2007
Member, Board of Directors, Child and Family Intervention Center, 1996-2002
Member, Board of Directors, Tumbleweed Runaway and Homeless Youth Program, 1996-2002
President, Tumbleweed Runaway and Homeless Youth Program, 2001-2002
Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1996-1998
Member, Yellowstone County Bar Association, 1988-1998
Member, Board of Directors, Yellowstone County Bar Association, 1994-1996
Member, Board of Directors, Youth Information Management Team, 1990-1994
Member, Board of Directors, Serious Habitual Offender Program, 1990-1991