Paul Matey

Paul Matey
Official portrait, 2019
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Assumed office
March 18, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJulio M. Fuentes
Personal details
Born
Paul Brian Matey

(1971-03-29) March 29, 1971 (age 53)
Edison, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity 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[edit]

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]

Legal career[edit]

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]

Federal judicial service[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Moriarty, Thomas (April 11, 2018). "Trump will name this Christie ally from Jersey to federal judgeship". NJ.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Paul Matey – Nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit". The Vetting Room. January 29, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  3. ^ 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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Moriarty, Thomas (April 10, 2018). "Trump will name this Christie ally from Jersey to federal judgeship". nj.com.
  5. ^ a b Severino, Carrie (April 10, 2018). "Paul Matey: Third Circuit Nomination by Trump". National Review. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Wildstein, David (March 12, 2019). "Senate confirms ex-Christie aide to 3rd circuit judgeship". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Twenty-Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, April 12, 2018
  8. ^ "Trump's 3rd Circuit Nominee Grilled Over Ties to Chris Christie, Bridgegate". New Jersey Law Journal. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  9. ^ Shortell, David (November 14, 2018). "Former Christie lawyer grilled on Bridgegate ties in Judiciary nomination hearing | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
  11. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
  12. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ Paul Matey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links[edit]

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