Paul Hitch Roney

Paul Roney
Presiding Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
In office September 13, 1994 – May 18, 2001
Preceded by	Collins Seitz
Succeeded by	Ralph Guy
Chief Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office September 3, 1986 – October 1, 1989
Preceded by	John Godbold
Succeeded by	Gerald Tjoflat
Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
In office October 1, 1981 – October 1, 1989
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Rosemary Barkett
Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office October 16, 1970 – October 1, 1981
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Harrold Carswell
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	(1921-09-05)September 5, 1921 Olney, Illinois, U.S.
Died	Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	St. Petersburg College University of Pennsylvania Harvard University University of Virginia

Paul Hitch Roney (September 5, 1921 – September 16, 2006) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Olney, Illinois, Roney received an A.A. from St. Petersburg Junior College in 1940 and a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business in 1942. He was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. He received an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1948, and thereafter was in private practice in New York City from 1948 to 1950, and then in St. Petersburg, Florida until 1970. He was a lecturer at Stetson College of Law in 1957, 1965, and 1966.

On October 7, 1970, Roney was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by George Harrold Carswell. Roney was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 16, 1970. On October 1, 1981, Roney was reassigned by operation of law to the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He received an LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1984. Roney served as chief judge of the Eleventh Circuit from, 1986 to 1989, assuming senior status on October 1, 1989 and serving in that capacity until his death, in St. Petersburg, Florida. From 1994 to 2001, Judge Roney also served as Presiding Judge, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.

Sources

• Paul Hitch Roney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Harrold Carswell	Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1970–1981	Seat abolished
New seat	Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 1981–1989	Succeeded by Rosemary Barkett
Preceded by John Godbold	Chief Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 1986–1989	Succeeded by Gerald Tjoflat
Preceded by Collins Seitz	Presiding Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review 1994–2001	Succeeded by Ralph Guy