Amit Mehta

Amit Priyavadan Mehta is an American lawyer who has served as United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia since 2014. In 2021, Mehta became a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
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Some of the key events about Amit Mehta

  • 1999
    Graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law
  • 2002
    Joined the law firm of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP as an associate
  • 2007
    Became a partner at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
  • 2014
    Nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a United States District Judge
  • 2014
    Confirmed by the United States Senate to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • 2017
    Presided over a high-profile case involving the merger of AT&T and Time Warner
  • 2019
    Ruled in favor of the House Oversight Committee's subpoena for President Trump's financial records
  • 2020
    Issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration's ban on TikTok downloads in the U.S.
  • 2021
    Presided over cases related to the January 6 Capitol attack
  • 2022
    Ruled that former President Trump could be held civilly liable for the January 6 Capitol attack

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