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Edward Joseph Schwartz (March 26, 1912 – March 22, 2000) was a
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of the
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.


Education and career

Born in
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,
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, Schwartz received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the
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in 1934 and a
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from the
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in 1939. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the
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during
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, from 1942 to 1945, and thereafter served as a
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Lieutenant Commander. After law school he was in private practice in
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,
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, from 1940 to 1941. He resumed his private practice after servicing in World War II in San Diego from 1946 to 1959. During this time he specialized on business, probate and corporate law. Governor
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appointed him to the Municipal Court of San Diego in 1959. He was a judge of the Municipal Court of San Diego from 1959 to 1964, and on the
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from 1964 to 1968.


Federal judicial service

On January 29, 1968, Schwartz was nominated by President
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to a seat on the
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vacated by Judge
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. Schwartz was confirmed by the
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on March 28, 1968, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1969 to 1982, assuming
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on March 26, 1982, and serving in that capacity until his death on March 22, 2000, in San Diego.


Honor

The
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is named in Schwartz's honor.


See also

*
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References


Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwartz, Edward Joseph 1912 births 2000 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson 20th-century American judges United States Navy officers 20th-century American lawyers Superior court judges in the United States