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John William Ditter Jr.

John William Ditter Jr.

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

Born 1921 in Philadelphia, PA

Died 2019 in Perkiomenville, PA

FJC ID: 624

John William Ditter Jr. (October 19, 1921 – April 7, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County [Pennsylvania]
    Judge · 1964–1970
  2. Private practice, Ambler, Pennsylvania
    1953–1963
  3. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
    Assistant district attorney · 1951, 1953–1955, 1956–1960
    • first assistant district attorney · 1956–1960
  4. U.S. Naval Reserve captain
    1943–1946, 1951–1953
  5. Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County [Pennsylvania]
    Law clerk · 1948–1950

Appointments

  1. Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
    1970–2019 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania Law School
  2. Ursinus College
    B.A. · 1943