David M. Schizer (born December 5, 1968) is an American lawyer and academic.

He went on to serve three years as the CEO of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

[4] Schizer clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the 1994-95 term, and for Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1993-94 term.

Schizer worked at Davis Polk & Wardwell prior to joining the Columbia Law faculty in 1998.

Schizer has occasionally been mentioned as a potential future United States Supreme Court nominee.