J. Nicholas Ranjan testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 13, 2018. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALMK&L Gates Partner Confirmed to Federal Judgeship in Western Pa.
The Senate voted 80-14 to confirm Pittsburgh-based K&L Gates litigation partner J. Nicholas Ranjan, nominated by President Donald Trump last year with the bipartisan support of Pennsylvania's U.S. senators. Ranjan's term is expected to begin next month.
July 10, 2019 at 04:34 PM
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Pittsburgh-based K&L Gates litigation partner J. Nicholas Ranjan has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a district judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
The Senate voted 80-14 to confirm Ranjan, nominated by President Donald Trump last year with the bipartisan support of Pennsylvania U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey. Ranjan's term is expected to begin next month.
“Nick will be an outstanding federal judge, just as he has been an outstanding law partner, advocate for clients, mentor to colleagues, and pro bono and diversity champion,” K&L Gates global managing partner James Segerdahl said in a statement Wednesday. “He has the intellect, temperament, and judgment required to excel in the critically important role of federal jurist.”
Ranjan has focused his commercial litigation practice on energy, oil and gas, arbitration, class action defense, and appellate litigation matters. He was also the firm's pro bono coordinator and chairman of the diversity committee for the firm's Pittsburgh office, according to K&L Gates.
At the firm, Ranjan earned $325,000 in 2016; $395,831 in 2017; and $102,498 in the first half of last year, according to his financial disclosure.
Ranjan couldn't immediately be reached for comment on his confirmation.
Thomas J. Smith, managing partner of the firm's Pittsburgh office, offered praise for Ranjan.
“Nick is a superb lawyer, trusted by clients with their most difficult legal issues,” Smith said in Wednesday's statement. “He is extremely bright, an extraordinarily hard worker, and is universally liked and respected by colleagues. Nick will be a superb addition to the stellar federal bench in the Western District of Pennsylvania.”
Ranjan was confirmed along with two other judicial candidates Wednesday: T. Kent Wetherell II as U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Florida and Damon Ray Leichty as U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Indiana.
Ranjan is a graduate of Grove City College and the University of Michigan Law School. Before joining K&L Gates, he clerked for Judge Deborah L. Cook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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