Susan P. Watters
Susan P. Watters | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
Assumed office December 18, 2013 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Richard F. Cebull |
Personal details | |
Born | University of Montana (JD ) | June 8, 1958
Susan Pamela Watters (born June 8, 1958) is an American attorney serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. She is the first female judge to serve in the District of Montana.[1]
Early life and education
Watters was born in 1958, in
Career
From 1988 to 1989, she served as a law clerk to two different judges on the Thirteenth Judicial District Court of Montana. From 1989 to 1995, she served as a Deputy County Attorney in Yellowstone County, Montana. From 1995 to 1996 she was a sole practitioner focusing on criminal defense. From 1996 to 1998, she practiced both civil and criminal litigation at the law firm of Hendrickson, Everson, Noennig & Woodward, P.C. in Billings, Montana. From 1998 to 2013, she served as a judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court of Montana.[3][4]
Federal judicial service
On May 23, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Watters to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana, to the seat vacated by Judge Richard F. Cebull, who took senior status on March 18, 2013. Her nomination was reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 19, 2013. Cloture was invoked on her nomination on December 12, 2013 by a 58–39 vote.[5] She was confirmed later that day by a 77–19 vote.[6] She received her judicial commission on December 18, 2013.[4]
On January 31, 2024, Watters denied a motion to dismiss a charge under the federal
Personal life
Watters was previously known as Susan Pamela Dunn, Susan Pamela Elsberry and Susan Pamela Klein.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Making History: President Obama’s Female Judicial Nominees Archived 2018-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Alliance for Justice (June 11, 2013).
- ^ a b "Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire" (PDF).
- National Archives.
- ^ a b Susan P. Watters at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Susan P. Watters, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana)". 12 December 2013 – via United States Senate.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Susan P. Watters, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana)". 12 December 2013 – via United States Senate.
- ^ "US v. Metcalf Order Denying Motion to Dismiss" (PDF). CourtListener. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
External links
- Susan P. Watters at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Susan P. Watters at Ballotpedia