Amit Mehta

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. In 2022, he rejected efforts by Donald Trump to dismiss lawsuits accusing the former President of legal responsibility in the attacks. Provided by Wikipedia