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Milton Lewis Schwartz (January 20, 1920 – October 3, 2005) 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 1941 and was a Major in the
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from 1942 to 1945. He received a
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from the
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in 1948 and was a
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to Judge Rolfe L. Thompson of the
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from 1948 to 1949. He was a deputy district attorney of
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, California from 1949 to 1951, and was then in private practice in
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, California from 1951 to 1979.


Federal judicial service

On September 28, 1979, Schwartz was nominated by President
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to a new seat on the
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created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the
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on November 26, 1979, and received his commission on November 27, 1979. He assumed
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on January 20, 1990, serving in that capacity until his death on October 3, 2005, in Sacramento.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwartz, Milton Lewis 1920 births 2005 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter 20th-century American judges United States Army officers UC Berkeley School of Law alumni United States Army personnel of World War II