Background
Rooney, John Joseph was born on November 30, 1915 in Chadron, Nebraska, United States. Son of William Peter and Armena Mae (Broghamer) Rooney.
lawyer state supreme court justice
Rooney, John Joseph was born on November 30, 1915 in Chadron, Nebraska, United States. Son of William Peter and Armena Mae (Broghamer) Rooney.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Minnesota, 1940; Bachelor of Laws, University Colorado, 1940.
Sole practice law, Hot Springs, South Dakot, 1940-1941;
special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1941-1958;
member, Hickey Gray & Rooney, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1959-1972;
member, Rooney Horishey Bagley & Hickey, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1972-1977;
attorney general, State of Wyoming, Cheyenne, 1978;
justice, Wyoming Supreme Court, Cheyenne, 1979-1986;
chief justice, Wyoming Supreme Court, Cheyenne, 1983-1985;
member firm, Rooney, Bagley, Hickey, Evans & Statkus, 1986-1988, retired. Member Wyoming Parole Board, 1964-1970. City attorney City of Cheyenne, 1968-1970.
Attorney Laramie County School District Northern 1, Cheyenne, 1974-1979.
Member Wyoming House of Representatives, 1965-1970. Chairman Wyoming Democratic Committee, 1966-1971. Member American Bar Association.
Married Velma Kruse, July 13, 1937. Children— Armena, Velma, Margaret, Kathryn, Regina, John.