Arthur J. Schwab

Arthur James Schwab (born December 7, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Early life, education, and career Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Schwab received an Artium Baccalaureus from Grove City College, Pennsylvania in 1968 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1972. He served in the Pennsylvania National Guard from 1968 to 1978, and was a law clerk in a Pennsylvania private practice in 1972, and to Chief Judge Collins J. Seitz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1972 to 1973. He was in private practice in Pennsylvania from 1973 to 2002. He began teaching as an adjunct professor at Grove City College, Pennsylvania, in 2001. Federal judicial service On January 23, 2002, Schwab was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Maurice B. Cohill, Jr. Schwab was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 13, 2002; received commission on September 17, 2002; and sworn-in to office on January 1, 2003. He assumed senior status on January 1, 2018.