Paul Leahy

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of Delaware

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Delaware, 1926

Law

University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1929

Personal

Birthplace

Wilmington, Del.

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial career
* 3.1 District of Delaware
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

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[edit]

* University of Delaware, B.S., 1926
* University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1929

## Professional career[edit]

* Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1929-1942

## Judicial career[edit]

### District of Delaware[edit]

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.

## See also[edit]

* United States District Court for the District of Delaware

## External links[edit]

* Judge Leahy's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Leahy's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices

Preceded by:
John Percy Nields | District of Delaware
1942-1957
Seat #1  | Succeeded by:
Edwin Steel

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the District of Delaware

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Active judges|

Chief Judge: Colm Connolly • Maryellen Noreika • Jennifer Hall • Gregory Williams (Delaware)

Senior judges|

Joseph Longobardi • Richard G. Andrews (Delaware) •

Magistrate judges|  Christopher J. Burke (Delaware) • Sherry R. Fallon •
Former Article III judges|

Greg Sleet • Joseph Farnan • Sue Robinson • Leonard Stark • Gunning Bedford • John Fisher (Delaware) • Willard Hall • Edward Green Bradford • Leonard Eugene Wales • Walter Stapleton (federal judge) • 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 • Murray Schwartz •

Former Chief judges|

Greg Sleet • Joseph Farnan • Sue Robinson • Leonard Stark • Walter Stapleton (federal judge) • James Latchum • Paul Leahy • Caleb Wright • Joseph Longobardi • Murray Schwartz •

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Federal judges nominated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-1940)

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1933|

Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough

1934|

Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan

1935|

Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney •

Yankwich
1936|

Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood

1937|

Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche

1938|

Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed

1939|

Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin

1940|

Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller

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Federal judges nominated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1941-1945)

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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|

Brown • Davis • Foley • Laws • Ridge

Delaware courts

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Federal courts:

Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Delaware • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Delaware

State courts:

Delaware Supreme Court • Superior Court of Delaware • Delaware Court of Chancery • Delaware Family Court • Delaware Court of Common Pleas • Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts • Delaware Alderman's Courts

State resources:

Courts in Delaware • Delaware judicial elections • Judicial selection in Delaware