| Office | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California |
|---|---|
| Term start | January 20, 1990 |
| Term end | October 3, 2005 |
| Office 1 | Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California |
| Term start 1 | November 27, 1979 |
| Term end 1 | January 20, 1990 |
| Appointer 1 | Jimmy Carter |
| Predecessor 1 | Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Successor 1 | Oliver Winston Wanger |
| Birth name | Milton Lewis Schwartz |
| Birth date | January 20, 1920 |
| Birth place | Oakland, California |
| Death date | October 3, 2005 (aged 85) |
| Death place | Sacramento, California |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (AB) UC Berkeley School of Law (JD) |
Milton Lewis Schwartz (January 20, 1920 – October 3, 2005) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Education and career
Born in Oakland, California, Schwartz received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1941 and was a Major in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945. He received a Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 1948 and was a law clerk to Judge Rolfe L. Thompson of the California Court of Appeal from 1948 to 1949. He was a deputy district attorney of Sacramento County, California from 1949 to 1951, and was then in private practice in Sacramento, California from 1951 to 1979.[1]
Federal judicial service
On September 28, 1979, Schwartz was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 26, 1979, and received his commission on November 27, 1979. He assumed senior status on January 20, 1990, serving in that capacity until his death on October 3, 2005, in Sacramento.[1]