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Murray Merle Schwartz
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office
July 24, 1989 – January 11, 2013
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office
1985–1989
Preceded byWalter King Stapleton
Succeeded byJoseph J. Longobardi
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office
April 17, 1974 – July 24, 1989
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byCaleb Merrill Wright
Succeeded byRoderick R. McKelvie
Personal details
BornMurray Merle Schwartz
(1931-03-23)March 23, 1931
Ephrata, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 2013(2013-01-11) (aged 81)
Hockessin, Delaware, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS, LLB)
University of Virginia (LLM)

Murray Merle Schwartz (March 23, 1931 – January 11, 2013) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Education and career

Born in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Schwartz received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business in 1952 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1955. He received a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1982. He was a law clerk for Judge Caleb Merrill Wright of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware from 1955 to 1957. He was in private practice in Wilmington, Delaware from 1958 to 1974. He was a Referee in Bankruptcy (part-time) for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware from 1969 to 1974.

Federal judicial service

Schwartz was nominated by President Richard Nixon on March 21, 1974, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware vacated by Judge Caleb Merrill Wright. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 5, 1974, and received his commission on April 17, 1974. He served as Chief Judge from 1985 to 1989. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on July 24, 1989. His service terminated on January 11, 2013, due to his death in Hockessin, Delaware.

See also

References

  1. ^ Murray Merle Schwartz at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. Murray M. Schwartz, judge in school desegregation case, dies at 81 delawareonline.com, January 15, 2013 Archived February 15, 2013, at archive.today
  3. "Murray M. Schwartz". Legacy.com.

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Preceded byCaleb Merrill Wright Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
1974–1989 		Succeeded byRoderick R. McKelvie
Preceded byWalter King Stapleton Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
1985–1989 		Succeeded byJoseph J. Longobardi
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