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Matey, Paul Brian

Born 1971 in Edison, NJ

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to a seat vacated by Julio M. Fuentes. Confirmed by the Senate on March 12, 2019, and received commission on March 18, 2019.

Education:
University of Scranton, B.A., 1993
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2001

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. John C. Lifland, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2001-2002
Law clerk, Hon. Robert E. Cowen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2002-2003
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2003-2005
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 2005-2009
Office of Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey, 2010-2015; assistant counsel, 2010; senior counsel, 2010-2012; deputy chief counsel, 2012-2015
Senior vice president and general counsel, University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey, 2015-2018; corporate secretary, 2016-2018
Private practice, Roseland, New Jersey, 2018-2019

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, April 12, 2018; no Senate vote