Talk:Tanya Chutkan

African American?

I noticed that Chutkan is included in Category:African-American judges, but I don't see any mention of her ancestry in the article. The fact that she's Jamaican doesn't necessarily mean she's Black - based on her name and appearance, if I had to guess I'd guess that she's Indo-Jamaican. That's obviously just an unsourced guess, and I'd never include someone in category based on a guess like that. But I'm curious about the basis for listing her as Black. Guettarda (talk) 00:28, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

This government source implies that she identifies as both Black and Asian, though it's a bit ambiguously worded. Pharos (talk) 18:14, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks Pharos! I think that's adequate to support the category. Guettarda (talk) 20:29, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

My parents and Tanya's parents were good friends, when we were growing up in Jamaica. And I was good friends with Tanya's brother at school. But I can't use myself as a reference, can I? Her father's an Indo-Jamaican named Winston Chutkan. Her mother's an Afro-Jamaican named Noelle Chutkan, nee Hill. I will try to find references somewhere that address her heritage. Mikesiva (talk) 13:54, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Tanya Chutkan's father, Winston Chutkan, was one of Jamaica's first orthopedic surgeons, and was well-known by local athletes. He is believed to be descended from indentured laborers sent from India to Jamaica by the British empire between 1845 and 1917. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 05:30, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Unable to edit this article

I was going to add a wikilink to this article, but was prevented from doing so because it appears to be locked from editing. Please fix this ridiculous situation! 173.88.246.138 (talk) 05:28, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

A long time user here; but unable to edit this article as I'm not "extended-confirmed". The first paragraph under notable cases, ASTM vs Public Resources needs to be updated. The article notes that this case was appealed to the DC Circuit. In 2003, the DC Circuit upheld Judge Chutkan's ruling: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malibugrif (talk • contribs) 04:21, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

Nationality

How is her nationality “American” if born in another country🤔🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ 2600:1001:B029:E0D8:BD33:122:9228:3625 (talk) 23:48, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

You might have heard of naturalization? Acroterion (talk) 23:51, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Donations to political candidates

I am generally for transparency. In the "Personal life" section of the article described donations made to Barack Obama's campaign that reads as follows:

Chutkan donated $1,500 to Barack Obama's campaign between 2008 and 2009.

Why am I bringing this up? Because someone removed it and I sought to have it reinstated for the sake of transparency. As these donations took place years before her judgeship, I highly doubt this is pay-to-play. As I said earlier, I am for transparency, regardless of political party, ideology, creed, etc. What do you all think? Unknown0124 (talk) 15:54, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

Transparency is laudable, but I don't think this sort of transparency is encyclopedic. I don't see other articles emulating this sort of transparency and I don't believe individual articles should be singled out for different treatment. Gamaliel (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

I appreciate your feedback. With regard to other articles emulating the transparency I described, let's use another current federal judge as an example: the article for Aileen Cannon, the judge who oversaw the classified docs case, states that she donated $100 to Ron DeSantis's 2018 campaign, of course, while she was a private citizen. This is a similar case, as both Cannon and Chutkan donated to political candidates before their judgeships--though one become a judge a lot sooner than the other, and that one person who became a judge donated to a state candidate and not a presidential candidate.

I agree we shouldn't single out articles for different treatment. However, when it comes to politics, we should be treating articles on Democratic politicians and articles on Republican politicians the same, which would increase transparency and trust. I bring up treating articles on Democratic politicians and Republican politicians the same due to increasing criticism, not just from Elon Musk, but also from outlets like the New York Post. When there's this much criticism, people will begin to question the veracity of what they're reading on here. Unknown0124 (talk) 21:18, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

I don't think that belongs in the Cannon article either. Gamaliel (talk) 23:39, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

At least you're consistent, and I thank you for that. Unknown0124 (talk) 03:17, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

This is an encyclopedia, not a register of every political contribution a private citizen may have made. We see frequent attempts to portray any political activity by someone who becomes a judge or prosecutor (or their families) as evidence of some kind of influence, and it has happened in this article too. Acroterion (talk) 16:16, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

If you want a register of every political contribution in the country, just go to the FEC. Unknown0124 (talk) 21:21, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

Infobox

Should reflect spouse was Peter A. Krauthamer (div). 2603:7000:2101:AA00:257D:7027:BC20:2FE8 (talk) 07:39, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

Breaking News but page is locked from editing

This just happened, but I can not add it to notable cases section due to page lock. Please help:

"Judge Chutkan rejects call from Democratic AGs for temporary restraining order blocking DOGE’s access to federal data," By Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN Updated 9:56 PM EST, Tue February 18, 2025

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/18/politics/doge-temporary-restraining-order-chutkan

108.147.198.8 (talk) 09:48, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

Request to make edits to DOB based on Privacy and BLP consensus

I'm seeking assistance with removing the full DOB for Tanya Chutkan who has an article but it is locked as an Extended Confirmed Protected article. The contentious topic discussion on the BLP noticeboard discussed the encyclopedic value of a full DOB for federal Judges and contributors landed on modifying a full DOB for a year of birth. See WP:BLPN § Edit request for BLPs on US federal judge birth dates. Because of the contentious topic designation, I am unable to make any edits to the article to reflect this change in BLP policy on DOB. Who can assist with this matter? Privmaman (talk) 15:28, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Oppose I continue to oppose censoring verified public information from Wikipedia on the basis of requests from government agents. Jahaza (talk) 17:03, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Privmaman I do not see a "change in BLP policy on DOB"--if I had to summarize and close that discussion I'd go with something like "to be handled not by a blanket policy, and there seems to be some agreement on removing the exact date". Not because we were following some law, which consensus says does not apply to us, but because we can reasonably interpret the BLP and weigh real-life concerns. Jahaza, does that seem fair to you? Drmies (talk) 15:58, 23 February 2026 (UTC)