▁local ▁bar ▁association . ▁He ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁community , ▁serving ▁on ▁legal ▁divers ity ▁and ▁sym phony ▁bo ards , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁ment or ▁to ▁local ▁middle ▁school ▁students . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁▁ ▁Ran jan ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁Ch amb ers ▁USA ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁commercial ▁lit ig ators ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁multiple ▁times , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁fellow ▁with ▁the ▁Lit ig ation ▁Coun sel ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁Le ad ership ▁Council ▁on ▁Leg al ▁D iversity . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁announced ▁his ▁intent ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁Ran jan ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁District ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁his ▁nom ination ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁President ▁Trump ▁nominated ▁Ran jan ▁to ▁the ▁seat ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Kim ▁R . ▁Gib son , ▁who ▁took ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁hearing ▁on ▁his ▁nom ination ▁was ▁held ▁before ▁the ▁Senate ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁his ▁nom ination ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁under ▁Rule ▁XXX I , ▁Par agraph ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate .