Background
Rooney, Paul K. was born on December 11, 1937 in New York, New York, United States.
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Paul K. Rooney
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Iona College (Bachelor of Arts, 1959). University of Notre Dame (Juris Doctor, 1962).
Career
Worked at Paul K. Rooney, Professional Corporation (New York, New York) specializing in Criminal Law, Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1963, New New York 1965, United States. District Court, Southern District of New New York
1966, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1968, United States. Supreme Court. 1971, United States. District Court, Eastern District of New New York
Associate Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1961-1962.
Author: "Let"s Rethink the Jencks Acting," 62 American Bar Association Journal, 1313, 1976. "Discovery in Civil RICO Actions," Practicing Law Institute, 1985, 1986.
"Psychiatrists and Suicidal Patients," New York Law Journal, 1992. Lecturer: District Attorney" General’ s Office, New York County Trial Program, 1982.
Some Legal and Ethical Aspects of Psychiatric Practice, Grand Rounds, Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, 1994.
Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, 1962-1965. Assistant United States. Attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 1965-1970.
Assistant Deputy Mayor for the City of New York, 1970.
Special Counsel, United States. House of Representatives" Select Committee on Crime, 1970.
Associate Counsel, New York City Commission to Investigate Police Corruption, 1970-1971. Member, Committee of Attorneys to Assist the Committee on Grievances of the Board of Judges, Southern District of New York, 1983.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Special Committee on: Asian Affairs, 1994-1996.
The Proposed Federal Criminal Code, 1971-1984. Committee on Criminal Law, 1983-1986. Committee on Federal Courts, 1972-1975), New York State (Member, Health Committee, 1981-1986) and American (Member, Executive Council of Section on Criminal Justice, 1973-1977, Member, 1972, Vice Chairman, 1975-1977 and Chairman, 1977, Committee on Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws.
Member, 1976, Chairman, 1976-1978 and Vice-Chairman, 1979, Committee on Economic Crime.
Member, Sections on: Taxation. International Law; Litigation) Bar Associations.
Federal Bar Council (Member, Committee on Second Circuit Courts, 1975-1978). Fellow: American Bar Foundation.
American College of Trial Lawyers.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Committee of Attorneys to Assist the Committee on Grievances of the Board of Judges, Southern District of New York, 1983. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Special Committee on: Asian Affairs, 1994-1996. The Proposed Federal Criminal Code, 1971-1984.
Committee on Criminal Law, 1983-1986.
Committee on Federal Courts, 1972-1975), New York State (Member, Health Committee, 1981-1986) and American (Member, Executive Council of Section on Criminal Justice, 1973-1977, Member, 1972, Vice Chairman, 1975-1977 and Chairman, 1977, Committee on Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws. Member, 1976, Chairman, 1976-1978 and Vice-Chairman, 1979, Committee on Economic Crime.
Member, Sections on: Taxation. International Law; Litigation) Bar Associations.
Federal Bar Council (Member, Committee on Second Circuit Courts, 1975-1978).
Fellow: American Bar Foundation. American College of Trial Lawyers.
