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Murray Schwartz
Murray Merle Schwartz (b. 1931 - d.2013) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware serving on senior status.
Richard Nixon nominated Schwartz to the court on March 21, 1974, to the seat vacated by Caleb Wright. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 5, 1974, and received commission on April 17, 1974.[1]
He served as the District of Delaware's chief judge from 1985-1989 and assumed senior status on July 24, 1989. Schwartz passed away on January 11, 2013.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, B.S., 1952
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1955
- University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1982
Professional career
- 1969-1974: Referee in Bankruptcy (part-time), U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
- 1958-1874: Attorney in private practice, Wilmington, Delaware
- 1955-1957: Law clerk, Hon. Caleb Wright, District of Delaware
Judicial career
District of Delaware
Richard Nixon nominated Schwartz to the court on March 21, 1974, to the seat vacated by Caleb Wright. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 5, 1974, and received commission on April 17, 1974.
He served as the District of Delaware's chief judge from 1985-1989 and assumed senior status on Jurly 24, 1989. He passed away on January 11, 2013, after 39 years on the bench.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Schwartz's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Caleb Wright |
District of Delaware 1974–1989 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Roderick McKelvie
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Delaware • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Delaware
State courts:
Delaware Supreme Court • Superior Court of Delaware • Delaware Court of Chancery • Delaware Family Court • Delaware Court of Common Pleas • Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts • Delaware Alderman's Courts
State resources:
Courts in Delaware • Delaware judicial elections • Judicial selection in Delaware