Charles Schwartz, Jr.

Charles Schwartz Jr. (August 20, 1922 – November 3, 2012) was a United States federal judge.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Schwartz received a B.A. from Tulane University in 1943 and was in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant from 1943 to 1945, remaining in the United States Army reserves from 1946 to 1965 and attaining the rank of Major. He received a J.D. from Tulane Law School in 1947, and was then in private practice in New Orleans until 1976. He was a district counsel for the Gulf Coast District of the U.S. Maritime Administration from 1953 to 1962.

On March 23, 1976, Schwartz was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Herbert W. Christenberry. Schwartz was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 6, 1976, and received his commission on May 7, 1976. He assumed senior status on February 28, 1991. He also taught as an adjunct professor of law at Tulane University since 1977.

Schwartz died on November 3, 2012 in New Orleans.