--- title: "Arthur J. Schwab | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/arthur-j-schwab" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Arthur J. Schwab U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ยท Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania - State: Pennsylvania - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania, 2002-present - Adjunct professor, Grove City College, PA, 2001-present - Law clerk in private practice, Pennsylvania, 1972-present - Appointment: Schwab was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2002, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, which was vacated by Judge Maurice B. Cohill, Jr - Law clerk, Hon. Collins J. Seitz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1972-1973 ### Education - Grove City College โ€” B.A. (1968) - University of Virginia School of Law ### Additional information - He assumed senior status on January 1, 2018 - Confirmed by the Senate on September 13, 2002, and took office on January 1, 2003. - Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1973-2002 - U.S. Army National Guard, 1968-1978 - Served in the Pennsylvania National Guard from 1968 to 1978 - Date of birth: 1946-01-01 - Birth place: Pittsburgh, PA ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391631) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391631) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391631) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2874/arthur-j-schwab/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2874/arthur-j-schwab/) - [Wikidata: Arthur J. Schwab](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4799202) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/arthur-j-schwab", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/arthur-j-schwab", "name": "Arthur J. Schwab | KnowJudges", "description": "Arthur J. Schwab, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/arthur-j-schwab#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/arthur-j-schwab#judge", "name": "Arthur J. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) โ€” Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.