David J. Hickton

Quick Facts

Full Name	David J. Hickton
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 14, 1955(1955-08-14)
Age	69
Birthplace	Columbus
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Leo

David J. Hickton Biography

David J. Hickton is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 14, 1955 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Hickton was born the 14th of August 1955. He was born in Columbus, Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s diploma at Pennsylvania State University and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in which he became acquainted with his bride Dawne Eileen Sepanski Hickton.

In the year 2011, Hickton created the Community Police Working Group to aid in building trust between police officers and the general public. The group hosted community-based meetings and created the Crisis Team, and distributed thousands of questionnaires to collect public feedback on the relationship between police and the community and security. The year 2015 saw Pittsburgh received the blessing of Attorney General Loretta Lynch to be one of the six cities that would be piloted to participate in the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice.

Hickton and his wife Dawne have been involved in the Loren H. Roth, MD, Summer Research Program in the School of Medicine. Pitt declared Hickton as a Legacy Laureate in 2013. He also received a 225th anniversary medallion, an honor bestowed on alumni who have brought particular honor to the University through their work and service.

While U.S. Attorney for Western Pennsylvania, Hickton was named to co-chair a national Heroin Task Force. In 2014, he formed the U.S. Attorney’s Working Group on Addiction: Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, and Recovery. His office worked with the University of Pittsburgh to post information online about lethal batches of heroin.

He was named the United States Attorney for Western Pennsylvania by President Barack Obama on May 3 2010 and was accepted by U.S. Senate on August 5, 2010.

David J. Hickton Net Worth

David J. Hickton is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David J. Hickton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

David J. Hickton (born August 14 1955) is the director and the founder of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security. In the past, he served as the 57th U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He resigned after the election of Donald Trump as President. Donald Trump and began his post at Pitt in January 2017. While serving as a U.S. Attorney, Hickton was indicted for hacking and cyber theft. He also played a significant part in fighting the epidemic of opioid addiction throughout Western Pennsylvania. Before becoming U.S. Attorney, Hickton was involved in the private practice of law, particularly in the areas of transportationlaw, litigation and commercial criminal.

Hickton started his career in law as an attorney to U.S. District Judge Gustave Diamond from 1981 until 1983. For 11 months, Hickton was an adjunct professor at the Duquesne University School of Law in which he taught a course in antitrust law. He was a member of the Board of Trustees at Penn State University between 1977 and 1980.

Hickton is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. He has been admitted before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and several of the U.S. circuit courts. In 2013, Hickton and his wife donated $1 million to establish an endowment for the University of Pittsburgh’s Elder Law Clinic, a clinic which is designed to teach law students practical skills while providing free legal services to low income older adults and their family members.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

David J. Hickton height Not available right now. David weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is David J. Hickton Dating?

According to our records, David J. Hickton married to Dawne Hickton. As of December 1, 2023, David J. Hickton’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for David J. Hickton. You may help us to build the dating records for David J. Hickton!

In 2016, Hickton successfully prosecuted former CEO and founder of Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School Nicholas Trombetta, who plead guilty of conspiracy, where he took approximately $8 million of educational funds for illegal use. In 2016, Hickton also lead the prosecution of Michael J. Ruffatto, who transferred to his personal bank account $5.7 million in funds from U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory that was awarded to the North American Power Group.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David J. Hickton celebrates birthday on August 14 of every year.

Under President Bill Clinton, Hickton served on the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He is an executive board member of the Pittsburgh Public Theater and also served as its president. He was a longtime member of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, a non-profit agency that works to promote arts and culture in Downtown Pittsburgh. He and his wife have six children and two grandchildren.