On September 2, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated P. Casey Pitts to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, a seat vacated by Judge Lucy Koh upon her elevation to the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Pitts is a partner at the law firm Altshuler Berzon LLP, where he spent most of his career litigating complex labor law cases. When he was confirmed on June 14, 2022, he became the only openly LGBTQ+ Article III judge actively serving on the District Court for the Northern District of California.
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