Richard Paul Conaboy (June 12, 1925 – November 9, 2018) was an American jurist who was United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He served as an air corps sergeant in the United States Army from 1945 to 1947 before receiving a law degree from the Columbus School of Law. He spent some time in private practice before serving in state legal and judicial roles in Pennsylvania. He was nominated to the Middle District Court by Jimmy Carter in 1979 and served as its chief judge from 1989 to 1992. He was chair of the United States Sentencing Commission from 1994 to 1998.
Richard Paul Conaboy
Pennsylvania Middle District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Born 1925 in Scranton, PA
Died 2018 in Scranton, PA
FJC ID: 486
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Chair · 1994–1998- Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County [Pennsylvania]Judge · 1962–1979
- ↳president judge · 1978–1979
- Private practice, Scranton, Pennsylvania1951–1962
- Pennsylvania Liquor Control BoardHearing examiner · 1959–1962
State Workman's Insurance Fund, PennsylvaniaDeputy attorney general · 1953–1959
Air CorpsU.S. Army sergeant · 1945–1947
Appointments
1979–2018 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of LawLL.B. · 1950
- University of ScrantonB.A. · 1945