Word: roney
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...PAUL H. RONEY, 50. Appointed by Nixon to fill G. Harrold Carswell's seat on the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Florida, Roney has not served as a judge long enough to establish a reputation. A former member of the board of governors of the Florida Bar Association, he had no prior judicial experience. Still, he does not seem to have Carswell-style racist skeletons in his closet. At the time of his appointment, according to a Florida civil rights worker, "we did everything we could to find something on the man, and we couldn't come...