Patty Shwartz
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born 1961.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 4, 2013
- Senate vote
- 64 to 34
- Confirmed
- Apr 9, 2013
- Commissioned
- Apr 10, 2013
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2003-2013
Education
- B.A., Rutgers University, 1983
- J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), 1986
Career
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1986-1987
- Law clerk, Hon. Harold A. Ackerman, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1987-1989
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1989-2003
- deputy chief, Criminal Division, 1995-1999
- chief, Criminal Division, 1999-2001, 2002-2003
- executive assistant U.S. attorney, 2001-2002
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, October 5, 2011; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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