Murray Merle Schwartz
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1974 and confirmed by voice vote, Murray Merle Schwartz was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1955. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1931–2013
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1974
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School 1952 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1955
- Succeeded
- Caleb Merrill Wright
- Succeeded by
- Roderick R. McKelvie
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | District of Delaware succeeded Caleb Merrill Wright | Nixon (R) | 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 Pennsylvania, Wharton School | B.S. | 1952 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | LL.B. | 1955 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.M. | 1982 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Schwartz was assigned 810 district-court cases (1974–2000). Median time from filing to termination: 305 days across 810 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 393 published opinions for the court (1974–2000). Most cited: Artesian Water Co. v. Government of New Castle County (127 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Artesian Water Co. v. Government of New Castle County | 659 F. Supp. 1269 | 127 |
| 1985 | Allison Ex Rel. General Motors Corp. v. General Motors Corp. | 604 F. Supp. 1106 | 79 |
| 1996 | Johnson v. Cullen | 925 F. Supp. 244 | 70 |
| 1991 | Beattie v. D.M. Collections, Inc. | 754 F. Supp. 383 | 69 |
| 1990 | Harper v. Delaware Valley Broadcasters, Inc. | 743 F. Supp. 1076 | 65 |
| 2000 | End of the Road Trust Ex Rel. Fruehauf Trailer Corp. v. Terex Corp. (In Re Fruehauf Trailer Corp.) | 250 B.R. 168 | 63 |
| 1991 | Karr v. Castle | 768 F. Supp. 1087 | 60 |
| 1995 | Delaware Health Care, Inc. v. MCD Holding Co. | 893 F. Supp. 1279 | 56 |
| 1992 | Dutton v. Wolhar | 809 F. Supp. 1130 | 51 |
| 1977 | Evans v. Buchanan | 435 F. Supp. 832 | 49 |
| 1988 | In Re General Motors Class E Stock Buyout Securities Litigation | 694 F. Supp. 1119 | 48 |
| 1975 | Smith v. Federal Trade Commission | 403 F. Supp. 1000 | 48 |
| 1974 | Scott v. University of Delaware | 385 F. Supp. 937 | 48 |
| 1983 | Ferguson v. EI duPont De Nemours and Co., Inc. | 560 F. Supp. 1172 | 45 |
| 1979 | Tenneco Oil Co. v. Department of Energy | 475 F. Supp. 299 | 42 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 393 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 Murray Merle Schwartz?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Murray Merle Schwartz to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in 1974.
- Was Murray Merle Schwartz appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Murray Merle Schwartz was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Murray Merle Schwartz's confirmation vote?
- Murray Merle Schwartz was confirmed by voice vote on April 5, 1974. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Murray Merle Schwartz on?
- Murray Merle Schwartz was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
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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38 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).