Jonathan Pittman Explained

Jonathan Pittman
Office:Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Term Start:April 4, 2018
Predecessor:Jeanette J. Clark
Birth Name:Jonathan Hale Pittman
Birth Date:9 February 1963[1]
Birth Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Education:Vassar College (BA)
Vanderbilt University (JD)

Jonathan Hale Pittman (born February 9, 1963) is an American lawyer who serves as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Prior to assuming becoming a judge, he was the assistant deputy attorney general for the Civil Litigation division of the office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.

Education

Pittman received his Bachelor of Arts in economics from Vassar College in 1985 and his Juris Doctor from the Vanderbilt University Law School in 1990.[2]

Career

Pittman is a former partner at Crowell & Moring. He clerked for Judge John A. Terry of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.[3]

D.C. superior court

In March 2017, Pittman was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[4] On September 12, 2017, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On November 9, 2017, he was reported to the Senate floor by the committee. On January 25, 2018, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. He was sworn in on April 4, 2018.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 2, 2016 . Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts . June 15, 2021 . United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs . 106.
  2. Web site: THE HONORABLE JONATHAN H. PITTMAN ASSOCIATE JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . www.dccourts.gov . 2018 . March 13, 2023.
  3. Web site: Jonathan H. Pittman – Biographical Summary. Washington D.C. Judicial Nominating Commission. May 25, 2017.
  4. Web site: PN91 — Jonathan H. Pittman — The Judiciary. Congress.gov. May 25, 2017.
  5. Web site: Bio . www.dccourts.gov . 2019 . 2019-11-24.