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

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Education

Pittman received his

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

in economics from

Vassar College Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States, closely follo ...

in 1985 and his

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from the

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in 1990.

Career

Pittman is a former partner at Crowell & Moring. He clerked for Judge

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of the

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D.C. superior court

In March 2017, Pittman was nominated by President

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to serve as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. On September 12, 2017, the

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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

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confirmed his nomination by

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. He was sworn in on April 4, 2018.

References

External links

Biography at District of Columbia Courts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pittman, Jonathan Hale 1963 births Living people 20th-century American lawyers 21st-century American judges 21st-century American lawyers Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Lawyers from New York City Lawyers from Washington, D.C. Vassar College alumni Vanderbilt University Law School alumni