Allen G. Schwartz
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Allen G. Schwartz | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office November 22, 1993 – March 22, 2003 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Vincent Lyons Broderick |
Succeeded by | Kenneth M. Karas |
Personal details | |
Born | Allen G. Schwartz August 23, 1934 Brooklyn, New York |
Died | March 22, 2003 Westchester County, New York | (aged 68)
Residence(s) | Rye, New York |
Education | City College of New York (B.B.A.) University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.B.) |
Allen G. Schwartz (August 23, 1934 – March 22, 2003) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Education and career
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Schwartz received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from City College of New York, Baruch College in 1955 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1958. He was in the United States Army from 1958 to 1959, remaining in the United States Army Reserves until 1965. He was an Assistant district attorney of New York County from 1959 to 1962. He was in private practice in New York City from 1962 to 1977, and a corporation counsel for New York City from 1978 to 1981, returning to private practice from 1982 to 1993.
Federal judicial service
On October 27, 1993, Schwartz was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Vincent Lyons Broderick. Schwartz was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received his commission on November 22, 1993, serving until his death at age 68.[1]
References
- ^ "Judge Allen G. Schwartz, 68; Corporation Counsel to Koch". The New York Times. 24 March 2003.
Sources
- Allen G. Schwartz at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1934 births
- 2003 deaths
- City College of New York alumni
- University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- United States Army personnel
- People from Brooklyn
- 20th-century American judges