Texas to suspend the restrictive abortion law known as Senate Bill 8, referring to it as an "offensive deprivation" of a constitutional right.The ruling thrust the federal judge into the national spotlight, but the lifelong Texan has drawn controversy before.Pitman was born in Fort Worth and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Abilene Christian University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law and a Master of Studies degree in international human rights law from the University of Oxford.After years working as an attorney, Pitman was chosen to serve as a United States magistrate judge for the U.S.