David Hittner | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| Assumed office November 11, 2004 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| In office June 9, 1986 – November 11, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | George Edward Cire |
| Succeeded by | Micaela Alvarez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1939 Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
| Education | New York University (BS, JD) |
David Hittner (born July 10, 1939) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He also has served by temporary assignment on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the District of Arizona. His tenure as a federal judge began in 1986, when he was nominated for the lifetime position by President Ronald Reagan and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. Prior to his appointment to the federal bench in 1986, Hittner served from 1978 to 1986 as the elected judge of the 133rd Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, based in Houston.[1]
- ^ David Hittner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.