Matthew A. Schwartz
How Judge Schwartz rules, drawn from 1 signed order. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Schwartz
Matthew Alexander Schwartz is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Appointed by President Donald J. Trump, Judge Schwartz received a commission on July 24, 2026.
Judge Schwartz's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Schwartz's own (checked October 11, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
How Judge Schwartz decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Barbosa da Cunha, Schwartz separately concurred in denying rehearing en banc although he agreed with the dissent’s merits analysis; he said disagreement alone did not warrant full court review.
“Although I agree with the analysis in the dissent, I support the decision to deny rehearing en banc.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
In this immigration detention case, Judge Schwartz separately concurred in the denial of rehearing en banc. He agreed with the dissent’s merits analysis but considered full court review unnecessary. His writing is excluded from appellate disposition counts.
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