Paul Matey
Paul Matey | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
| Assumed office March 18, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Julio M. Fuentes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Brian Matey March 29, 1971 Edison, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Scranton (BA) Seton Hall University (JD) |
Paul Brian Matey (born March 29, 1971)[2] is an American attorney who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Prior to Matey's judicial service, he was a partner in the White Collar Criminal Defense and Litigation practice groups at the law firm of Lowenstein Sandler LLP. He was previously Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey.
Early life and education
Born in
summa cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2001, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Seton Hall Law Review.[3]
Legal career
After graduating from law school, Matey served as a
partner at Lowenstein Sandler in Roseland, New Jersey.[3][4] He has served in multiple positions within the Federalist Society.[5]
Federal judicial service
In 2017, former
Bridgegate Scandal. Matey stated that he had no personal knowledge of the decisions and called it, "the unfortunate act of several individuals who decided to take matters outside of the law and into their own hands.”[9]
He was also questioned about his membership in the Federalist Society.
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under
Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Matey for a federal judgeship.[10] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[11] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[12] On March 11, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–44 vote.[13] On March 12, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 54–45 vote.[14] He received his judicial commission on March 18, 2019.[15]
References
- ^ a b Moriarty, Thomas (April 11, 2018). "Trump will name this Christie ally from Jersey to federal judgeship". NJ.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Paul Matey – Nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit". The Vetting Room. January 29, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals" White House, April 10, 2018
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Moriarty, Thomas (April 10, 2018). "Trump will name this Christie ally from Jersey to federal judgeship". nj.com.
- ^ Severino, Carrie (April 10, 2018). "Paul Matey: Third Circuit Nomination by Trump". National Review. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Wildstein, David (March 12, 2019). "Senate confirms ex-Christie aide to 3rd circuit judgeship". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Twenty-Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, April 12, 2018
- ^ "Trump's 3rd Circuit Nominee Grilled Over Ties to Chris Christie, Bridgegate". New Jersey Law Journal. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ Shortell, David (November 14, 2018). "Former Christie lawyer grilled on Bridgegate ties in Judiciary nomination hearing | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Paul Matey, of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circut Judge for the Third Circuit)". United States Senate. March 11, 2019.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Paul Matey, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit)". United States Senate. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ Paul Matey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Paul Matey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Paul Matey at Ballotpedia