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Paul Austin Crotty

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · 2005

Paul Austin Crotty , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Senate voted 95–0 on the nomination on Apr 11, 2005 (Nomination Confirmed). Paul Austin Crotty (born April 1, 1941) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early in his career, he worked as a lawyer at Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, and in the 1980s, he was Commissioner of New York City's Office of Financial Services, as well as Finance Commissioner and commissioner for Housing Preservation & Development.

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  • United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York
    109th Congress · Nomination Confirmed    95–0 · Apr 11, 2005

Education

  • University of Notre DameB.A., 1962
  • Cornell Law SchoolLL.B., 1967

Career

U.S. Naval Reserve, 1962-1968; Law clerk, Hon. Lloyd F. MacMahon, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1967-1969; Private practice, New York City, 1969-1984, 1988-1993; Office of Financial Services, New York City, 1984-1988; commissioner, 1984; commissioner of finance, 1984-1986; commissioner of housing preservation and development, 1986-1988; Corporation counsel, New York City, 1994-1997; Group president, Verizon Communications, New York and Connecticut region, 1997-2005

Biography

Paul Austin Crotty (born April 1, 1941) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early in his career, he worked as a lawyer at Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, and in the 1980s, he was Commissioner of New York City's Office of Financial Services, as well as Finance Commissioner and commissioner for Housing Preservation & Development.

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