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Paul Hitch Roney

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Paul Roney
Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
In office
September 13, 1994 – May 18, 2001
Appointed byWilliam Rehnquist
Preceded byCollins J. Seitz
Succeeded byRalph B. Guy Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office
October 1, 1989 – September 16, 2006
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office
September 3, 1986 – October 1, 1989
Preceded byJohn Cooper Godbold
Succeeded byGerald Bard Tjoflat
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office
October 1, 1981 – October 1, 1989
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 94 Stat. 1994
Succeeded byRosemary Barkett
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
October 16, 1970 – October 1, 1981
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byG. Harrold Carswell
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Paul Hitch Roney

(1921-09-05)September 5, 1921
Olney, Illinois
DiedSeptember 16, 2006(2006-09-16) (aged 85)
St. Petersburg, Florida
Political partyRepublican
EducationSt. Petersburg College (AA)
University of Pennsylvania (BS)
Harvard Law School (LLB)
University of Virginia School of Law (LLM)

Paul Hitch Roney (September 5, 1921 – September 16, 2006) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Education and career

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Born in Olney, Illinois, Roney received an Associate of Arts degree from St. Petersburg Junior College in 1940. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business in 1942. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1948. He received a Master of Laws from University of Virginia School of Law in 1984. He was in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in New York City, New York from 1948 to 1950. He was in private practice of law in St. Petersburg, Florida from 1950 to 1970. He was a Lecturer for Stetson College of Law in 1957 and from 1965 to 1966.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Roney was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 7, 1970, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge G. Harrold Carswell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 16, 1970. Roney was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981. He served as Chief Judge from 1986 to 1989. He assumed senior status on October 1, 1989.[1] From 1994 to 2001, Roney served as Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.[2] His service was terminated on September 16, 2006, due to his death in St. Petersburg.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paul Hitch Roney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "Judge Paul H. Roney". Archived from the original on September 23, 2006. Retrieved 2013-06-14.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1970–1981
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Preceded by
Seat established by 94 Stat. 1994
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1981–1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1986–1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
1994–2001
Succeeded by