Judge Paul Matey was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2019 by President Trump.
Before his judicial service, Judge Matey was a partner at Lowenstein Sandler in New Jersey where he practiced complex commercial litigation and criminal defense. Earlier, Judge Matey was the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for University Hospital Newark, an academic medical center and teaching hospital.
He also served as the Deputy Chief Counsel to Governor Chris Christie, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of New Jersey, where he was awarded the Justice Department’s Director’s Award for Superior Performance. He also practiced at the Washington D.C. firm of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, and served as a law clerk to judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Scranton, a Jesuit University, in 1993, and his juris doctorate, 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.
In 2019, Judge Matey was elected to membership in the American Law Institute and, since 2020, has lectured on administrative law and the American legal history at Seton Hall.
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The Morality of Law? A Conversation with Judge Matey
Princeton Student Chapter
McCosh 28McCosh Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544
History and Tradition: A Conversation with Judge Paul Matey and Adrian Vermeule
Columbia Student Chapter
Columbia Law School435 W 116th St, New York
New York, NY 10027
The Peril of Seeking Permission
American Student Chapter
Washington College of Law4300 Nebraska Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016
Major Questions About Major Questions
Catholic Student Chapter
The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law3600 John McCormack Rd NE
Washington, DC 20064
Judge Matey Visits Fordham
Fordham Student Chapter
Fordham Law School150 West 62nd St.
NEW YORK, NY 10023
Showcase Panel I: The Age of Group Identity: What is it? How Did We Get Here? How Do We Move Beyond It?
2024 National Lawyers Convention
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Showcase Panel I: The Age of Group Identity: What is it? How Did We Get Here? How Do We Move Beyond It?
2024 National Lawyers Convention
The generation of political leaders that produced the landmark legislation of the Civil Rights Era...
Luncheon Fireside Chat with Hon. Andrew Ferguson and Hon. Paul B. Matey
Hon. Andrew Ferguson, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission Hon. Paul B. Matey, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Luncheon Fireside Chat with Hon. Andrew Ferguson and Hon. Paul B. Matey
Hon. Andrew Ferguson, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission Hon. Paul B. Matey, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
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