Patty Shwartz

Judge Patty Shwartz

Personal

Birthday:

1961

Birthplace:

Paterson, NJ

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

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

Former name: Patty Shwartz-Dorsey

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, October 5, 2011; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Rutgers University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1983

Name of School - Second:

University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1986

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Court Name:

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

4/10/2013

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2003-2013