Background
Ditter,, John William was born on October 19, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Ditter,, John William was born on October 19, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor, Ursinus College, 1943. Doctor of Laws, Ursinus College, 1970. Bachelor of Laws, University Pennsylvania, 1948.
Clerk Court Common Pleas, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1948-1951. Assistant district attorney, 1951, 53-55. 1st assistant district attorney, 1956-1960.
Member firm Ditter and Jenkins and predecessor firm, Ambler, Pennsylvania, 1953-1963. Judge Court Common Pleas, Montgomery County, 1964-1970, United States District Court (eastern district) Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1970-1986, senior judge, since 1986. Lecturer Villanova University.
Past president board trustees Calvary Methodist Church. Charter president Ambler Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1954-1955. Board directors Riverview Osteopathic Hospital, Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1964-1971.
Board consulters Villanova University School Law, since 1977. Served to captain United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1968. Member American, Federal, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County bar associations, History Society United States District Court Eastern District Pennsylvania (incorporator, board directors).
Married Verna B. Ditter (deceased 2005). Children: J. William III, George B., Robert V., David B.