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Ranjan, J. Nicholas
Born 1978 in Lancaster, OH
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to a seat vacated by Kim R. Gibson. Confirmed by the Senate on July 10, 2019, and received commission on July 12, 2019.
Education:
Grove City College, B.A., 2000
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2003
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to a seat vacated by Kim R. Gibson. Confirmed by the Senate on July 10, 2019, and received commission on July 12, 2019.
Education:
Grove City College, B.A., 2000
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2003
Professional Career:
Simon Karas Fellow, Office of the State Solicitor, State of Ohio, 2003-2004
Law clerk, Hon. Deborah L. Cook, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2004-2005
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2005-2019
Adjunct professor, Grove City College, 2012
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 2016-2019
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, July 24, 2018; no Senate vote