Paul Eugene Riley (April 24, 1942 – October 11, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Paul E. Riley
Illinois Southern District Court
Born 1942 in Alton, IL
Died 2001 in Edwardsville, IL
FJC ID: 2010
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Illinois Circuit Court, Third Judicial CircuitJudge · 1985–1994
- ↳associate judge · 1985–1985
- ↳circuit judge · 1986–1994
- ↳chief judge · 1991
- Private practice, Edwardsville, Illinois1969–1985
- Madison County, IllinoisAssistant public defender · 1971–1982
- Illinois Commerce CommissionHearing examiner · 1968–1969
Appointments
1994–2001 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- St. Louis University School of LawJ.D. · 1967
- St. Louis UniversityB.S. · 1964