| Edward Joseph Schwartz | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California |
| Term Start: | March 26, 1982 |
| Term End: | March 22, 2000 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California |
| Term Start1: | 1969 |
| Term End1: | 1982 |
| Predecessor1: | Fred Kunzel |
| Successor1: | Howard Boyd Turrentine |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California |
| Term Start2: | March 28, 1968 |
| Term End2: | March 26, 1982 |
| Appointer2: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Predecessor2: | James Marshall Carter |
| Successor2: | J. Lawrence Irving |
| Birth Name: | Edward Joseph Schwartz |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington |
| Death Place: | San Diego, California |
| Education: | University of California, Berkeley (A.B.) University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D.) |
Edward Joseph Schwartz (March 26, 1912 – March 22, 2000) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Born in Seattle, Washington, Schwartz received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1934 and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1939. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1945, and thereafter served as a United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander. After law school he was in private practice in San Diego, California, from 1940 to 1941. He resumed his private practice after servicing in World War II in San Diego from 1946 to 1959. During this time he specialized on business, probate and corporate law.[1] Governor Pat Brown appointed him to the Municipal Court of San Diego in 1959.[1] He was a judge of the Municipal Court of San Diego from 1959 to 1964, and on the Superior Court of San Diego County from 1964 to 1968.
On January 29, 1968, Schwartz was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California vacated by Judge James Marshall Carter. Schwartz was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1968, and received his commission the same day.
He served as Chief Judge from 1969 to 1982, assuming senior status on March 26, 1982, and serving in that capacity until his death on March 22, 2000, in San Diego.
The Edward J. Schwartz United States Courthouse is named in Schwartz's honor.