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Portrait of Mark Timothy Pittman

Mark Timothy Pittman

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by the Senate 5436, Mark Timothy Pittman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1999. Sources ↓

Born
1975 · age 51
Appointed by
Donald J. Trump, 2019
Confirmed
54–36
Education
Texas A&M 1996 · University of Texas Law 1999

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
2019Northern District of Texas
succeeded John H. McBryde
Trump (R)54–36

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 5436 on July 31, 2019 · 116th Congress, Roll Call 253. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 54

3 D, 51 R

Voted against · 36

35 D, 1 I

Did not vote · 10

7 D, 2 R, 1 I

Education

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Pittman was assigned 3,917 district-court cases (1995–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 99 days across 3,133 closed cases.

Other civil matters67%
Criminal7%
Prisoner & habeas5%
Other federal statutes5%
Civil rights4%
Personal-injury torts4%
Other8%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 197 of Pittman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 178 were affirmed, 13 reversed or vacated, and 6 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Mark Timothy Pittman?
President Donald J. Trump appointed Mark Timothy Pittman to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in 2019.
Was Mark Timothy Pittman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Mark Timothy Pittman was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Mark Timothy Pittman's confirmation vote?
The Senate confirmed Mark Timothy Pittman 54–36 on July 31, 2019.
Which court is Mark Timothy Pittman on?
Mark Timothy Pittman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Sources

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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).