Paul Brian Matey

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American judge (born 1971)

Paul Brian Matey (born March 29, 1971)

is an American jurist, lecturer, and attorney who serves as a U.S. Circuit judge on the U.S. 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, secretary, and general counsel at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey , deputy chief counsel to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie , and an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey.

Early life and education

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Matey was born in Edison, New Jersey and raised in Rahway, New Jersey . He graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 1989, 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.

Legal career

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After graduating from law school, Matey served as a law clerk to Judge John C. Lifland of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey from 2001 to 2002 and to Judge Robert Cowen of the U.S. 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 , where he worked alongside Neil M. Gorsuch , future Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court , who at the time was a partner at the firm. Matey then worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey , where he prosecuted matters including complex white-collar crimes , health care fraud , securities fraud , and child protection actions. He 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 deputy chief counsel to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie . He later served as senior vice president, secretary , and general counsel at University Hospital in Newark from 2015 until 2018, when he joined the law firm Lowenstein Sandler LLP as a partner in the firm's litigation, regulatory counseling, and white collar defense practices.

Federal judicial service

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Nomination

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In 2017, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recommended to the Trump Administration that Matey be nominated to a U.S. circuit judge seat. 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 . He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Julio M. Fuentes , who assumed senior status on July 18, 2016. On April 12, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate . On November 13, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee . On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the U.S. Senate . On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Matey for a federal judgeship. His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day. On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. On March 11, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–44 vote. On March 12, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 54–45 vote. H

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