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Thomas J Fitton

President, Director · Judicial Watch INC

President, Director at Judicial Watch INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.2M
Others who share this name
1

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Reported as President, Director of Judicial Watch INC, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $1.2M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Biography Web-sourced

Thomas J. Fitton is the President of Judicial Watch Inc, a position he has held since August 1998.

He is a prominent conservative activist and advocate for government transparency through Freedom of Information Act requests and litigation. He graduated from George Washington University with a degree in English.

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1998-present
Education
  • English) · George Washington University (BA

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Organizations

Judicial Watch INC President, Director · $102.3M revenue · Washington, DCTO PROMOTE INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT AND FIDELITY TO THE RULE OF LAW THROUGH PUBLIC ADVOCACY, LITIGATION AND…pay $434K → $1.2MFiled FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.2Mreported comp

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Other people named Thomas J Fitton

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Thomas J Fitton 1 organization · Washington, DCCnp Action INC

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