Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand

Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

ABA Rating: Qualified

Nominated by President Donald Trump

Confirmed 82-14 on September 9, 2020

  • Princeton University, AB 1997
  • Cornell School of Law, JD 2000
  • Private Practice – Arnold & Porter LLP, 2000-2002
  • Clerk for Judge Brooks Smith, United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
  • Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 2004-2020

Democrats who opposed her confirmation:

Blumenthal (D-CT), Booker (D-NJ), Cantwell (D-WA), Gillibrand (D-NY), Markey (D-MA), Menendez (D-NJ), Merkley (D-OR), Murray (D-WA), Schatz (D-HI), Schumer (D-NY), Smith (D-MN), Van Hollen (D-MD), Warren (D-MA), Wyden (D-OR)