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Robert Lee Pitman

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Born 1962.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
Jun 26, 2014
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Dec 16, 2014
Commissioned
Dec 19, 2014

Other federal judicial service

  • U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2003-2011

Education

  • B.S., Abilene Christian University, 1985
  • J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1988
  • M.St., law, University of Oxford, 2011

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. David O. Belew, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1988-1989
  • Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1989-1990
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Texas, 1990-2003
  • interim U.S. attorney, 2001
  • deputy U.S. attorney, 2001-2003
  • U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, 2011-2014

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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