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| office = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]]
| term_start = December 21, 1987
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'''Kenneth Robert O'Grady Conboy''' (born June 3, 1938)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pur1.32754076879547&seq=939|title=Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, Part 4|year=1989|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=929}}</ref> is a former [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] and retired [[Attorneys in the United States|attorney]] in private practice.

==Early life==

Born in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], Conboy received an [[Bachelor of Arts|Artium Baccalaureus]] degree from [[Fordham College]], in 1961, a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of Virginia School of Law]], in 1964, and a [[Master of Arts]] from [[Columbia University]] in 1980. He served in [[Vietnam]] in the [[United States Army]] from 1964 to 1966 where he achieved the rank of [[Captain (U.S. Army)|Captain]].<ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/conboy-kenneth|title=Conboy, Kenneth - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref>

==Career==

Conboy began his career as a trial attorney, Chief of the Rackets Rureau and executive assistant district attorney for the [[New York County District Attorney|Manhattan District Attorney]]'s Office in [[New York City]] from 1966 to 1977. He served as deputy commissioner and general counsel to the [[New York City Police Department]] from 1978 to 1983, as criminal justice coordinator for [[New York City]] from 1984 to 1986, and as commissioner of investigation from 1986 to 1987.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>

==Federal judicial service==

Conboy was nominated by President [[Ronald Reagan]] on November 5, 1987, to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] vacated by Judge [[Robert L. Carter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/16/nyregion/conboy-to-be-recommended-for-judgeship-d-amato-says.html|title=CONBOY TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR JUDGESHIP, D'AMATO SAYS|date=16 January 1987|website=The New York Times}}</ref> He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on December 19, 1987, and received commission on December 21, 1987. His service terminated on December 31, 1993, due to resignation.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>

==Post judicial service==

Conboy was in private practice at [[Latham & Watkins]] in New York City from 1994 until his retirement on December 31, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lw.com/people/KennethConboy|title=Latham & Watkins LLP - Global Directory - Kenneth Conboy|website=www.lw.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{FJC Bio|487|nid=1379391|name=Kenneth Conboy}}

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