Eastern District of California / Appointed 1979 / Served to 2005

Milton Lewis Schwartz

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Milton Lewis Schwartz was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence in 1948. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, November 26, 1979

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter, 1979
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
University of California, Berkeley 1941 · University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence 1948
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1979Eastern District of CaliforniaCarter (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

25 years on the Eastern District of California. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).