Amit Mehta | |
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| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| Assumed office June 1, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | John Roberts |
| Preceded by | James Boasberg |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office December 19, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Ellen Segal Huvelle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amit Priyavadan Mehta 1971 (age 52–53) Patan, India |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Amit Priyavadan Mehta (born 1971) 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.
Mehta has notably presided over cases related to the January 6, 2021 United States Capitol attack[1] and the Google antitrust case[2]. In 2022, he rejected efforts by Donald Trump to dismiss lawsuits accusing the former President of legal responsibility in the attacks.[3]
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