Paul Matey | |
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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.
Born in Edison,New Jersey and raised in Rahway,New Jersey, [1] Matey earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Scranton in 1993,and his Juris Doctor, 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]
After graduating from law school,Matey served as a law clerk to Judge John C. Lifland of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 2001 to 2002 and to Judge Robert Cowen of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 2002 to 2003. He spent two years as a litigation associate at the Washington,D.C.,law firm Kellogg,Hansen,Todd,Figel &Frederick. Matey then worked as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey,where he prosecuted matters including complex white-collar crimes,health care fraud,securities fraud,and child protection actions,and received the Director's Award for Superior Performance from the United States Department of Justice. From 2010 to 2015,Matey served as senior counsel and then as deputy chief counsel to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. He was senior vice president,general counsel,and secretary of University Hospital in Newark from 2015 to 2018. In September 2018,Matey became a partner at Lowenstein Sandler in Roseland,New Jersey. [3] [4] He has served in multiple positions within the Federalist Society. [5]
In 2017,former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recommended Matey,a former aide,to the Trump Administration to be a Federal Circuit Judge. [6] On April 10,2018,President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Matey to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. [5] On April 12,2018,his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Julio M. Fuentes,who assumed senior status on July 18,2016. [7] On November 13,2018,a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [8] Democratic Senators questioned Matey about the actions of Christie and others with regard to what's known as the 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]
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