Who appointed Allen G. Schwartz?

President William J. Clinton appointed Allen G. Schwartz to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1993.

Was Allen G. Schwartz appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Allen G. Schwartz was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Allen G. Schwartz's confirmation vote?

Allen G. Schwartz was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 1993. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Southern District of New York / Appointed 1993 / Served to 2003

Allen G. Schwartz

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1993 and confirmed by voice vote, Allen G. Schwartz was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1958. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1934–2003
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1993
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: City College of New York, School of Business (now Baruch College) 1955 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1958
Succeeded: Vincent Lyons Broderick
Succeeded by: Kenneth M. Karas

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1993	Southern District of New York succeeded Vincent Lyons Broderick	Clinton (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

City College of New York, School of Business (now Baruch College)	B.B.A.	1955
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)	LL.B.	1958

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Schwartz was assigned 2,171 district-court cases (1981–2003). Median time from filing to termination: 258 days across 2,171 closed cases.

Contract27%

Personal-injury torts13%

Civil rights12%

Prisoner & habeas11%

Labor & ERISA10%

Intellectual property9%

Other19%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

In our data, Schwartz authored 96 published opinions for the court (1994–2003). Most cited: Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc. (60 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2003	Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc.	244 F. Supp. 2d 289	60
2000	Carell v. Shubert Organization, Inc.	104 F. Supp. 2d 236	60
1998	Schmidt v. Fleet Bank	16 F. Supp. 2d 340	59
2001	Sulkowska v. City of New York	129 F. Supp. 2d 274	57
1996	Cabiri v. Assasie-Gyimah	921 F. Supp. 1189	53
2002	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc.	220 F. Supp. 2d 289	49
1994	French Transit, Ltd. v. Modern Coupon System, Inc.	858 F. Supp. 22	49
2001	Nasik Breeding & Research Farm Ltd. v. Merck & Co.	165 F. Supp. 2d 514	48
2001	Obabueki v. International Business MacHines Corp.	145 F. Supp. 2d 371	48
1995	Resolution Trust Corp. v. Best Products Co. (In Re Best Products Co.)	177 B.R. 791	46
1996	AMERICAN MOVIE CLASSIC COMPANY v. Turner Entertainment Co.	922 F. Supp. 926	45
1998	Novak v. Kasaks	997 F. Supp. 425	34
1996	Bissell v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.	937 F. Supp. 237	34
2001	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc.	155 F. Supp. 2d 1	30
2001	United Magazine Co. v. Murdoch Magazines Distribution, Inc.	146 F. Supp. 2d 385	30

Showing the 15 most-cited of 96 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Allen G. Schwartz?: President William J. Clinton appointed Allen G. Schwartz to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1993.
Was Allen G. Schwartz appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Allen G. Schwartz was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Allen G. Schwartz's confirmation vote?: Allen G. Schwartz was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 1993. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Allen G. Schwartz on?: Allen G. Schwartz was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Sources

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9 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).