Tom Fitton
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Tom Fitton is the current president of Judicial Watch, a self-described "conservative, non-partisan, educational foundation," which, according to its mission statement, attempts to bring "transparency, accoutability and integrity" to the federal government, primarily by filing lawsuits, FOIA requests, and other civil litigation and actions designed to generate public pressure on agencies and individuals within the federal government.
Fitton himself has been with Judicial Watch since 1998, and has been heading the organization since 2003, when its former chief, Larry Klayman, left in order to pursue a run for the United States Senate in the state of Florida.
Klayman would attempt to reclaim control of Judicial Watch's daily operations after he lost the Republican primary in 2004, citing fiscal mismanagement, the violation of a severance package offered to Klayman upon his departure, and a mischaracterization of Fitton's academic and professional credentials when Fitton was first hired as a staff member of Judicial Watch.
Although Fitton asserts that he holds a B.A. in English, Klayman disputes that assertion and claims that Fitton admitted that he does not in fact have a Bachelor's degree. This dispute is one of the points of contention in a lawsuit brought against Fitton by Klayman in 2006.
[edit] External links
- Judicial Watch: Director Bios
- Saving Judicial Watch A website established by Judicial Watch's former president.
- Judicial Watch v. Judicial Watch A Slate column exploring the legal issues involved in the internecine legal dispute.
- Founder Sues Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton
