Paul Brian Matey
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born 1971.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 23, 2019
- Senate vote
- 54 to 45
- Confirmed
- Mar 12, 2019
- Commissioned
- Mar 18, 2019
Education
- B.A., University of Scranton, 1993
- J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law, 2001
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. John C. Lifland, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2001-2002
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert E. Cowen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2002-2003
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2003-2005
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 2005-2009
- Office of Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey, 2010-2015
- assistant counsel, 2010
- senior counsel, 2010-2012
- deputy chief counsel, 2012-2015
- Senior vice president and general counsel, University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey, 2015-2018
- corporate secretary, 2016-2018
- Private practice, Roseland, New Jersey, 2018-2019
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, April 12, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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