Amit Priyavadan Mehta is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The name on the commission is distinctive in that office. The court’s official biography, the Federal Judicial Center directory, Senate nomination PN1942 (113th Congress), and the FISC current-membership table identify the same person. This page is identity and the career arc. The episodes live in the posts.
Identity
About Amit P. Mehta
Titles and dates come from the District of Columbia court bio, the Federal Judicial Center, the FISC roster, and the Senate nomination. Emphasis is the compiler’s. Identity confidence: high. The official D.C. district-court portrait is used on this identity page and as the homepage lead. There is no amitmehta.com on this project; the domain is judgeamitmehta.com.
Documented roles
- Born. 1971, Patan, India. FJC; DCD bio also states born in Patan, India.
- Training. B.A., Political Science and Economics, Georgetown University, 1993; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1997. DCD bio; FJC.
- 1997–1998. Private practice, San Francisco (DCD bio names Latham & Watkins LLP). FJC: private practice, San Francisco, 1997–1998.
- 1998–1999. Law clerk to Judge Susan P. Graber, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. FJC; DCD bio.
- 1999–2002; 2007–2014. Private practice, Washington, D.C. DCD bio names Zuckerman Spaeder LLP both stretches; second stretch focused on white-collar defense, business disputes, and appeals.
- 2002–2007. Staff attorney, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. FJC; DCD bio.
- July 31, 2014. Nominated by President Barack Obama to D.D.C., seat vacated by Ellen Segal Huvelle. FJC; PN1942.
- December 16, 2014. Senate confirmation by voice vote, PN1942, 113th Congress. Senate floor activity.
- December 19, 2014. Commissioned United States District Judge, District of Columbia, per FJC. The DCD bio prints December 22, 2014, as the appointment date. Both dates are recorded. See the commission-date post.
- June 1, 2021–May 18, 2028 (designated term). Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. FISC current membership; FJC: 2021–present.
What this site is not
It is not a finding that Judge Mehta committed a crime. No House resolution impeaching him was retrieved as of 2026-08-26. A civil immunity ruling is not a criminal conviction and not a damages judgment. A jury verdict in United States v. Rhodes is a finding in that criminal case; the later Rule 48(a) dismissal ends the prosecution and is not a finding that the verdicts were false. FISC service is not a finding that he sat the Carter Page applications or any shared application with Judges Bates or Boasberg. A Google Section 2 liability opinion is not a criminal sentence.
It is not a White House product. It is not a tribute. It is not lawsuit-proof. Read the posts.