Paul A. Crotty
Paul A. Crotty | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2015 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office April 13, 2005 – August 1, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Harold Baer Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Lewis J. Liman |
| 75th Corporation Counsel of New York City | |
| In office January 1, 1994 – November 6, 1997 | |
| Mayor | Rudy Giuliani |
| Preceded by | O. Peter Sherwood |
| Succeeded by | Michael D. Hess |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Austin Crotty April 1, 1941 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | Margaret and Peter Crotty |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (BA) Cornell University (LLB) |
Paul Austin Crotty (born April 1, 1941) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early in his career, he worked as a lawyer at Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, and in the 1980s he was Commissioner of New York City's Office of Financial Services, as well as Finance Commissioner and commissioner for Housing Preservation & Development. He was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2005.