Amit Mehta

Amit Mehta
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Assumed office
June 1, 2021
Appointed byJohn Roberts
Preceded byJames Boasberg
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Assumed office
December 19, 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byEllen Segal Huvelle
Personal details
Born
Amit Priyavadan Mehta

1971 (age 52–53)
Patan, India
EducationGeorgetown 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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  3. ^ Cheney, Kyle; Gerstein, Josh (2022-02-18). "Judge rejects Trump effort to toss lawsuits accusing him of Jan. 6 conspiracy". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-08-14.