Edward Joseph Schwartz
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Joseph Schwartz was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of San Francisco School of Law in 1939. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1912–2000
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley 1934 · University of San Francisco Law 1939
- Succeeded
- James Marshall Carter
- Succeeded by
- J. Lawrence Irving
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Southern District of California succeeded James Marshall Carter | L.B. Johnson (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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Schwartz was assigned 1,475 district-court cases (1981–2000). Median time from filing to termination: 307 days across 1,474 closed cases.
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 8 published opinions for the court (1968–1980). Most cited: San Diego Unified Port District v. Gianturco (31 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | San Diego Unified Port District v. Gianturco | 457 F. Supp. 283 | 31 |
| 1978 | Exner v. Federal Bureau of Investigation | 443 F. Supp. 1349 | 28 |
| 1969 | Kelly v. Ballard | 298 F. Supp. 1301 | 20 |
| 1968 | Even v. Clifford | 287 F. Supp. 334 | 11 |
| 1980 | Anderson v. General Dynamics Convair Aerospace Division | 489 F. Supp. 782 | 6 |
| 1968 | Hufbauer v. United States | 297 F. Supp. 247 | 6 |
| 1978 | Griffeth v. Detrich | 448 F. Supp. 1137 | 5 |
| 1971 | In Re Piro | 331 F. Supp. 171 | 3 |
Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 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 Edward Joseph Schwartz?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Edward Joseph Schwartz to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1968.
- Was Edward Joseph Schwartz appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edward Joseph Schwartz was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Edward Joseph Schwartz's confirmation vote?
- Edward Joseph Schwartz was confirmed by voice vote on March 28, 1968. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Edward Joseph Schwartz on?
- Edward Joseph Schwartz was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).