Paul Leahy
| Paul Leahy | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Active: | 1/14/1942 - 10/7/1957 |
| Chief: | 1948 - 1957 |
| Senior: | 10/7/1957 - 7/3/1966 |
| Preceded by: | John Percy Nields |
| Succeeded by: | Edwin Steel |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | February 9, 1904 |
| Home State: | Wilmington, DE |
| Deceased: | July 3, 1966 |
| Bachelors: | U. of Delaware, B.S., 1926 |
| Law School: | U. of Pennsylvania Law, LL.B., 1929 |
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Paul Conway Leahy (1904-1966) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Leahy was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 23, 1941, to a seat vacated by John Percy Nields; he was confirmed by the Senate on January 7, 1942, and received his commission on January 14, 1942. he served as chief judge from 1948-1957. He assumed senior status on October 7, 1957, and served in that capacity until his death on July 3, 1966.[1] Leahy was succeeded in this position by Edwin Steel.
Early life and education
- University of Delaware, B.S., 1926
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1929
Professional career
- Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1929-1942
Judicial career
District of Delaware
Leahy was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 23, 1941, to a seat vacated by John Percy Nields; he was confirmed by the Senate on January 7, 1942, and received his commission on January 14, 1942. he served as chief judge from 1948-1957. He assumed senior status on October 7, 1957, and served in that capacity until his death on July 3, 1966.[1] Leahy was succeeded in this position by Edwin Steel.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Leahy's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Percy Nields |
District of Delaware 1942–1957 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Edwin Steel |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Greg Sleet • Sue Robinson • Leonard Stark • Richard G. Andrews | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Mary Thynge • Christopher J. Burke • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Joseph Farnan • Gunning Bedford • John Fisher • Willard Hall • Edward Green Bradford • Leonard Eugene Wales • Walter Stapleton • Jane Roth • Kent Jordan • Edward Green Bradford II • Hugh Martin Morris • John Percy Nields • James Latchum • Caleb Layton • Paul Leahy • Roderick McKelvie • Richard Rodney • Edwin Steel • Caleb Wright • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Joseph Farnan • Sue Robinson • Walter Stapleton • James Latchum • Paul Leahy • Caleb Wright • Joseph Longobardi • Murray Schwartz • | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
