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Wiegand, born Christy Criswell Wiegand in 1975, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2020.", "snippet": "Christy C. Wiegand, born Christy Criswell Wiegand in 1975, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2020.", "node": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-t-to-wo", "markdown": "# Christy C. Wiegand\n\nChristy Criswell Wiegand (born 1975) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2020.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) She was appointed by President Donald J. Trump.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) She is the 66th commissioned judge of the court.[2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/christy-criswell-wiegand-district-judge)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) |\n| Appointed by | Donald J. Trump[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) |\n| Confirmed | September 9, 2020, by a vote of 82 to 14[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) • [3](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160590) |\n| Born | 1975 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) |\n| Education | A.B., Princeton University (1997); J.D., Cornell Law School (2000)[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nWiegand was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1975.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) She graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 1997 with an A.B., where she was a member of the women's varsity crew team.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) • [2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/christy-criswell-wiegand-district-judge) She earned her J.D. cum laude from Cornell Law School in 2000, where she served as an Articles Editor of the Cornell Law Review.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) • [2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/christy-criswell-wiegand-district-judge) During law school, she was a judicial intern for Judge Donald E. Ziegler of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.[2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/christy-criswell-wiegand-district-judge)\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter graduating from law school, Wiegand practiced antitrust law at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C. from 2000 to 2002.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) • [2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/christy-criswell-wiegand-district-judge) She then served as a law clerk to Judge D. Brooks Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 2002 to 2003.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) • [2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/christy-criswell-wiegand-district-judge) In 2003, she was an instructor in Writing in the Legal Profession at the [University of Pittsburgh](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-pittsburgh).[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281)\n\nWiegand joined the [United States Attorney](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-attorney)'s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 2004 as an assistant United States attorney in the Civil Division, representing the United States and its agencies in a wide array of civil litigation in federal court.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) • [2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/christy-criswell-wiegand-district-judge) She served as deputy chief of the Civil Division from 2013 to 2018.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) In 2018, she moved to the Criminal Division as an assistant United States attorney in Major Crimes, where she prosecuted crimes including large-scale drug trafficking, child exploitation, illegal firearm possession, and fraud.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) • [2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/christy-criswell-wiegand-district-judge) From 2018 to 2020, she served on the Project Safe Childhood Task Force.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nWiegand was nominated by President Donald J. Trump on February 12, 2020, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) The Senate confirmed her nomination on September 9, 2020, by a vote of 82 to 14.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) • [3](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160590) She received her commission on September 11, 2020.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281) • [2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/christy-criswell-wiegand-district-judge)\n\n## Chambers practices\n\nUnder Wiegand's chambers practices and procedures, in preparation for a settlement conference or pretrial conference, each party must submit a confidential position letter of five pages or less to her chambers; to ensure candor, the position letters are not to be filed or shared with opposing counsel, but are instead emailed to chambers.[4](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/sites/pawd/files/Wiegand_Practices_Procedures_2024.pdf) Position letters are not to be submitted in non-jury cases before Judge Wiegand.[4](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/sites/pawd/files/Wiegand_Practices_Procedures_2024.pdf)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges](https://www.fjc.gov/node/8865281)\n2. [Christy Criswell Wiegand, District Judge](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/christy-criswell-wiegand-district-judge)\n3. [Senate Roll Call Vote](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160590)\n4. 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