Paul Hitch Roney

How Judge Roney rules, drawn from 31 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Roney no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Position
Circuit judge
Status
Deceased
Served
1970–2006
Appointed by
Richard Nixon (Republican)
Commissioned
October 16, 1970
Education
St. Petersburg Junior College (A.A., 1940); University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School (B.S., 1942); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1948); University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M., 1984)
Signed orders read
31

About Judge Roney

Paul Hitch Roney was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, Judge Roney was commissioned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 16, 1970 and reassigned to this court on October 1, 1981. Judge Roney assumed senior status on October 1, 1989 and served until death on September 16, 2006.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

United States v. Llinas
· 1982-03-15
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Central Florida Gas Corp. v. FERC
· 1982-06-14
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Smith v. Tennessee Valley Authority
· 1983-02-17
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED AND REMANDED.”

Mandel v. Max-France, Inc.
· 1983-05-09
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR A NEW TRIAL.”

Marable v. Walker
· 1983-05-09
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“VACATED AND REMANDED.”

Morrison, Inc. v. Donovan
· 1983-06-02
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED.”

RTC Transportation, Inc. v. ICC
· 1983-06-27
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED AND REMANDED.”

Sweat v. Miller Brewing Co.
No. 82-8175 · 1983-07-01
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED AND REMANDED.”

Witkowski v. Mack Trucks, Inc.
· 1983-08-22
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Ferguson v. Veterans Administration
· 1984-01-27
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

United States v. Padilla
No. 82-6037 · 1984-04-16
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

United States v. Giraldo De Montoya
· 1984-04-16
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated.

A historical record

Judge Roney no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.