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Richard Paul Conaboy

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Richard Paul Conaboy served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Jul 23, 1979. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
Jul 23, 1979
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1925

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of PennsylvaniaJimmy Carter · Jul 23, 1979 – Nov 9, 2018

Education

  • University of ScrantonB.A., 1945
  • Catholic University of America, Columbus School of LawLL.B., 1950

Career

U.S. Army sergeant, Air Corps, 1945-1947; Private practice, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1951-1962; Deputy attorney general, State Workman's Insurance Fund, Pennsylvania, 1953-1959; Hearing examiner, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, 1959-1962; Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County [Pennsylvania], 1962-1979; president judge, 1978-1979; Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1994-1998

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