Paul Brian Matey (born March 29, 1971) is an American attorney who is a

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of the

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. Prior to Matey's judicial service, he was a partner in the White Collar Criminal Defense and Litigation practice groups at the law firm of Lowenstein Sandler LLP. He was previously Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at

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and raised in

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, Matey earned his

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from the

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in 1993, and his

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, ''

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'', from

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in 2001, where he served as editor-in-chief of the ''Seton Hall Law Review''."President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals" White House, April 10, 2018

Legal career

After graduating from law school, Matey served as a

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to Judge John C. Lifland of the

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from 2001 to 2002 and to Judge

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of the

from 2002 to 2003. He spent two years as a litigation associate at the

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, law firm

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. Matey then worked as an

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for the District of New Jersey, where he prosecuted matters including complex

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s and

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actions, and received the Director's Award for Superior Performance from the

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. From 2010 to 2015, Matey served as Senior Counsel and then as Deputy Chief Counsel to

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. He was Senior Vice President,

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, and

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from 2015 to 2018. In September 2018, Matey became a

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Federal judicial service

On April 10, 2018, President

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announced his intent to nominate Matey to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the

. On April 12, 2018, his nomination was sent to the

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. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Julio M. Fuentes, who assumed

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on July 18, 2016. On November 13, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the

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. On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the

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. On January 23, 2019,

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announced his intent to renominate Matey for a federal judgeship. His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day. On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. On March 11, 2019, the Senate invoked

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on his nomination by a 50–44 vote. On March 12, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 54–45 vote. He received his judicial commission on March 18, 2019.

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