Crotty, Paul Austin Born 1941 in Buffalo, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Nominated by George W. Bush on February 14, 2005, to a seat vacated by Harold Baer, Jr.. Confirmed by the Senate on April 11, 2005, and received commission on April 15, 2005. Assumed senior status on August 1, 2015. Education: University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1962 Cornell Law School, LL.B., 1967 Professional Career: U.S. Naval Reserve, 1962-1968 Law clerk, Hon. Lloyd F. MacMahon, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1967-1969 Private practice, New York City, 1969-1984, 1988-1993 Office of Financial Services, New York City, 1984-1988; commissioner, 1984; commissioner of finance, 1984-1986; commissioner of housing preservation and development, 1986-1988 Corporation counsel, New York City, 1994-1997 Group president, Verizon Communications, New York and Connecticut region, 1997-2005 Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, September 7, 2004; no Senate vote