J. Nicholas Ranjan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Born 1978.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 23, 2019
- Senate vote
- 80 to 14
- Confirmed
- Jul 10, 2019
- Commissioned
- Jul 12, 2019
Education
- B.A., Grove City College, 2000
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 2003
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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, July 24, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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