Jonathan Pittman
{{Short description|American judge (born 1963)}}
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|name = Jonathan Pittman
| image = Jonathan Pittman (Superior court of DC).jpg
|office = Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
|appointer = Donald Trump
|term_start = April 4, 2018
|term_end = February 7, 2025
|predecessor = Jeanette J. Clark
|successor = vacant
|birth_name = Jonathan Hale Pittman
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|birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
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|education = Vassar College (AB)
Vanderbilt University (JD)
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Jonathan Hale Pittman (born February 9, 1963) is an American lawyer who served 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/Pittman-Judicial-Bio.pdf |title=THE HONORABLE JONATHAN H. PITTMAN ASSOCIATE JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |publisher=www.dccourts.gov |date=2018 |accessdate=March 13, 2023}}
Career
Pittman is a former partner at Crowell & Moring. He clerked for Judge John A. Terry of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.{{cite web|title=Jonathan H. Pittman – Biographical Summary|url=https://jnc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/hbx/publication/attachments/Jonathan%20Pittman%20Bio.pdf|publisher=Washington D.C. Judicial Nominating Commission|accessdate=May 25, 2017}}
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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.{{cite web|title=PN91 — Jonathan H. Pittman — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/91|publisher=Congress.gov|accessdate=May 25, 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-05/Pittman-Judicial-Bio.pdf |title=Bio |publisher=www.dccourts.gov |date=2019 |accessdate=2019-11-24}} He retired effective February 7, 2025.{{Cite web |date=March 3, 2024 |title=Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia |url=https://jnc.dc.gov/release/notice-judicial-vacancy-superior-court-district-columbia-12 |access-date=March 28, 2025 |website=jnc.dc.gov}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.dccourts.gov/node/21675 Biography at District of Columbia Courts]
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