Background
Rooney, Matthew A. was born on May 19, 1949 in Jersey City. Son of Charles John and Eileen Rooney.
Rooney, Matthew A. was born on May 19, 1949 in Jersey City. Son of Charles John and Eileen Rooney.
Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Assistant Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1973- 1974.
Law Clerk to the Honorary Philip West. Tone, United States. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, 1974-1975.
Worked at Mayer, Brown & Platt. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1983, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar. Law Clerk to the Honorary Philip West. Tone, United States.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1974-1975.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association, 7th Circuit Bar Association, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jean M. Alletag, June 20, 1973 (divorced December 1979). 1 child, Jessica Margaret. Married Diane S. Kaplan, July 6, 1981.
Children: Kathryn Olivia, S. Benjamin.