Milton Lewis Schwartz
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. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–2005
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley 1941 · University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence 1948
- Succeeded by
- Oliver Winston Wanger
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Eastern District of California | Carter (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
| University of California, Berkeley | A.B. | 1941 |
| University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence | J.D. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Schwartz was assigned 1,266 district-court cases (1981–2002). Median time from filing to termination: 348 days across 1,266 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 32 published opinions for the court (1981–1998). Most cited: United States v. Iron Mountain Mines, Inc. (34 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | United States v. Iron Mountain Mines, Inc. | 812 F. Supp. 1528 | 34 |
| 1981 | Provience v. Valley Clerks Trust Fund | 509 F. Supp. 388 | 33 |
| 1981 | Vaughn v. Regents of University of California | 504 F. Supp. 1349 | 28 |
| 1988 | Western Helicopters, Inc. v. Hiller Aviation, Inc. | 97 B.R. 1 | 22 |
| 1983 | Chico Feminist Women's Health Center v. Butte Glenn Medical Society | 557 F. Supp. 1190 | 21 |
| 1993 | Dahl v. Secretary of the United States Navy | 830 F. Supp. 1319 | 20 |
| 1989 | Weston v. Rodriguez (In Re Weston) | 110 B.R. 452 | 20 |
| 1981 | NAACP v. State of Cal. | 511 F. Supp. 1244 | 18 |
| 1983 | United States v. Ramirez | 555 F. Supp. 736 | 17 |
| 1991 | Poole v. Rourke | 779 F. Supp. 1546 | 12 |
| 1989 | Chambers v. Marathon Home Loans (In Re Marathon Home Loans) | 96 B.R. 296 | 11 |
| 1985 | Chavez v. Pulley | 623 F. Supp. 672 | 11 |
| 1989 | In Re Gianulias | 111 B.R. 867 | 9 |
| 1989 | Occupational-Urgent Care Health Systems, Inc. v. Sutro & Co. | 711 F. Supp. 1016 | 7 |
| 1986 | Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. United States | 639 F. Supp. 165 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 32 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 Milton Lewis Schwartz?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Milton Lewis Schwartz to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 1979.
- Was Milton Lewis Schwartz appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Milton Lewis Schwartz was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Milton Lewis Schwartz's confirmation vote?
- Milton Lewis Schwartz was confirmed by voice vote on November 26, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Milton Lewis Schwartz on?
- Milton Lewis Schwartz was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern 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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25 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).