Nicholas Ranjan

J. Nicholas Ranjan
Personal details
Born Jagan Nicholas Ranjan
Education Grove City College (BA)
University of Michigan Law School (JD)

Jagan Nicholas Ranjan is an American lawyer from Pennsylvania and a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Education

Ranjan earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Grove City College and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was a note editor of the Michigan Law Review.[1]

He started his legal career by serving as a law clerk to Judge Deborah L. Cook of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Upon graduation from law school, Ranjan served as a Simon Karas Fellow with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, working with the State Solicitor General on the office’s major appeals.[1]

Ranjan is currently an equity partner in the Pittsburgh office of K&L Gates, where he litigates commercial, energy, and appellate matters. While at K&L Gates, he has served on the firm’s global pro bono and diversity committees, and directed his office’s pro bono program—which was awarded “pro bono law firm of the year” in 2017 by the local bar association. He is active in the community, serving on legal diversity and symphony boards, as well as serving as a mentor to local middle school students.[1]

Awards and recognition

He has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of the top commercial litigators in Pennsylvania multiple times, and has been a fellow with the Litigation Counsel of America and the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.[1]

Nomination to district court

On July 13, 2018 President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Ranjan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. On July 24, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Ranjan to the seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Kim R. Gibson, who took senior status on June 3, 2016. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[2]

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