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Schwab, Arthur J.
Born 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by George W. Bush on January 23, 2002, to a seat vacated by Maurice B. Cohill, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on September 13, 2002, and received commission on September 17, 2002. Assumed senior status on January 1, 2018.
Education:
Grove City College, A.B., 1968
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1972
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by George W. Bush on January 23, 2002, to a seat vacated by Maurice B. Cohill, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on September 13, 2002, and received commission on September 17, 2002. Assumed senior status on January 1, 2018.
Education:
Grove City College, A.B., 1968
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1972
Professional Career:
U.S. Army National Guard, 1968-1978
Law clerk in private practice, Pennsylvania, 1972
Law clerk, Hon. Collins J. Seitz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1972-1973
Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1973-2002
Adjunct professor, Grove City College, Pennsylvania, 2001-