Who appointed Arthur J. Schwab?

President George W. Bush appointed Arthur J. Schwab to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 2002.

Was Arthur J. Schwab appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Arthur J. Schwab was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Arthur J. Schwab's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Arthur J. Schwab 92–0 on September 13, 2002.

Western District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 2002 / Senior status since 2018

Arthur J. Schwab

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 92–0, Arthur J. Schwab is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1972. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1946 · age 80
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 92–0
Education: Grove City College 1968 · University of Virginia Law 1972
Succeeded: Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr.
Succeeded by: Robert John Colville

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	92–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 92–0 on September 13, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 216. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 92

48 D, 43 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 8

2 D, 6 R

Education

Grove City College	A.B.	1968
University of Virginia School of Law	J.D.	1972

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Schwab was assigned 3,835 district-court cases (1986–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 83 days across 3,709 closed cases.

Civil rights31%

Other civil matters11%

Contract11%

Labor & ERISA10%

Prisoner & habeas8%

Other federal statutes6%

Other23%

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.

On appeal

Of 282 of Schwab’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 222 were affirmed, 45 reversed or vacated, and 15 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

In our data, Schwab authored 27 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Sharpvisions, Inc. v. Borough of Plum (17 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
2007	Sharpvisions, Inc. v. Borough of Plum	475 F. Supp. 2d 514	17
2003	Nichol v. Arin Intermediate Unit 28	268 F. Supp. 2d 536	17
2006	Payne v. DeLuca	433 F. Supp. 2d 547	14
2005	Bishop v. GNC FRANCHISING LLC	403 F. Supp. 2d 411	13
2006	Combs v. Homer Center School District	468 F. Supp. 2d 738	8
2004	United States v. Harris	325 F. Supp. 2d 562	8
2003	Williams v. Hilton Group, PLC	261 F. Supp. 2d 324	8
2003	Pardini v. Allegheny Intermediate Unit	280 F. Supp. 2d 447	6
2010	Ambrosini v. Astrue	727 F. Supp. 2d 414	5
2003	Jeter v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.	294 F. Supp. 2d 681	5
2011	Taylor v. WINNECOUR	460 B.R. 673	4
2010	Stevens v. Beard	701 F. Supp. 2d 671	4
2008	Colella v. University of Pittsburgh	569 F. Supp. 2d 525	4
2008	University of Pittsburgh v. Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	630 F. Supp. 2d 576	3
2010	Community Preschool & Nursery of East Liberty, LLC v. Tri-State Realty, Inc.	717 F. Supp. 2d 482	2

Showing the 15 most-cited of 27 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 Arthur J. Schwab?: President George W. Bush appointed Arthur J. Schwab to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 2002.
Was Arthur J. Schwab appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Arthur J. Schwab was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Arthur J. Schwab's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Arthur J. Schwab 92–0 on September 13, 2002.
Which court is Arthur J. Schwab on?: Arthur J. Schwab is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Sources

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