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Pitts, Patrick Casey
Born 1980 in Moorhead, MN
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 23, 2023, to a seat vacated by Lucy Haeran Koh. Confirmed by the Senate on June 14, 2023, and received commission on July 7, 2023.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 2003
Yale Law School, J.D., 2008
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 23, 2023, to a seat vacated by Lucy Haeran Koh. Confirmed by the Senate on June 14, 2023, and received commission on July 7, 2023.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 2003
Yale Law School, J.D., 2008
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2008-2009
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2009-2023
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, September 6, 2022; no Senate vote