John William Ditter Jr. (October 19, 1921 – April 7, 2019) was a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
Born in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, the son of Congressman
J. William Ditter
John William Ditter Sr. (September 5, 1888 – November 21, 1943) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
John William Ditter Sr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 5, 1888. He g ...
, he received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Ursinus College in 1943 and served as a captain in the
United States Naval Reserve during
World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He then received a
Bachelor of Laws from the
University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1948. He worked as a
law clerk
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for the Court of Common Pleas of
Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to:
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, Pennsylvania from 1948 to 1950, and as an assistant district attorney of Montgomery County in 1951. He returned to the United States Naval Reserve from 1951 to 1953, and was again a Montgomery County assistant district attorney from 1953 to 1955, and a first assistant district attorney there from 1956 to 1960. He also maintained a private practice in
Ambler, Pennsylvania from 1953 to 1963. He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County from 1964 to 1970.
Federal judicial service
On September 28, 1970, Ditter was nominated by President
Richard Nixon to a new seat on the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on October 8, 1970, and received his commission on October 15, 1970.
Judge Ditter assumed
senior status on October 19, 1986, and continued to serve as senior judge until his death on April 7, 2019.
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See also
* List of United States federal judges by longevity of service
References
Sources
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1921 births
2019 deaths
Lawyers from Philadelphia
Military personnel from Philadelphia
Ursinus College alumni
Judges of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon
20th-century American judges
University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni
United States Navy officers
United States Navy personnel of World War II