Tanya Chutkan

Tanya Sue Chutkan (born July 5, 1962) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 
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*Tanya Chutkan, an Unflinching Judge in the Trump Jan. 6 Trial Judge Chutkan grew up in a prominent Jamaican family and has extensive trial experience. Now in the limelight, she shows no sign of being intimidated. nyt, 16.10.2023; 9 MIN READ
* Ece Goksedef (bbc): Donald Trump says he will ask election judge to step aside. Aug. 6, 2023 - cit. Judge Chutkan, appointed in 2014, previously ruled against Mr Trump's efforts to shield evidence from the House January 6 Committee. 
The 61-year-old judge has won a reputation for harsh sentences for those convicted of participation in the riots. According to Associated Press news agency she is one of the toughest punishers. 
Under US federal law, any judge of the United States must disqualify themselves in any proceeding in which their impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
Recusal of the judge was not the only thing Mr Trump said he would request. He also said he wanted a "venue change" and for his case to be moved out of Washington.
He previously said there would be "no way I can get a fair trial, or even close to a fair trial, in Washington", which he describes as "anti-Trump", and has previously described the Department of Justice as "highly partisan and very corrupt".''
== criminal trial US vs. Donald Trump, august 2023 ==
 
Former US President Donald Trump will be formally charged at a court hearing later for allegedly plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Mr Trump, 77, is due to appear at a federal courthouse in Washington DC on July 3, 2023, at 16:00 EDT (20:00 GMT). 
It is expected that he will attend in person and plead not guilty.
On the eve of the arraignment he slammed the case as proof of the "corruption, scandal, and failure" of the US under Joe Biden's presidency.
Mr Trump already faces two other criminal cases as he campaigns for the White House next year. 
In this latest indictment, Mr Trump faces four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the US, tampering with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens.
A spokesman for the US Marshals Service, a federal law enforcement agency that guards courts, told Reuters news agency that Mr Trump would be fingerprinted and asked to provide basic information, such as his date of birth and Social Security ID number.
Mr Trump will appear before Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, while another judge, Tanya Chutkan, will handle the criminal trial.
==presteps of the trial==
Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected arguments: Separately, the judge overseeing Trump’s trial on charges of seeking to overturn the 2020 election denied his attempt to disqualify her from the casefor supposedly being biased against him. NYT - 2023/09/27
* Appeal process postpones the trial
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