Thomas Virgil Pittman

Thomas Virgil Pittman (March 28, 1916 - January 6, 2011) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Enterprise, Alabama, Pittman received a B.S. from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa in 1939 and an LL.B. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1940. He was in the United States Army Reserve from 1938 to 1942. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He was a Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1940 to 1944. He was in private practice in Gadsden, Alabama from 1946 to 1951. He was a Lecturer, University of Alabama Center at Gadsden from 1948 to 1966. He was a Circuit judge, 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama from 1951 to 1953. He was a Presiding judge, 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama from 1953 to 1966.

Pittman was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Pittman was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 13, 1966, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1966, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1971-1981. He assumed senior status on July 15, 1981.

Pittman was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Pittman was nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on June 13, 1966, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1966, and received his commission the same day. Pittman served in that capacity until June 2, 1970, due to assignment to another court.

Judge Pittman died January 6, 2011, in Mobile, Alabama, at the age of 95.

Sources

• Thomas Virgil Pittman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.