Richard Paul Conaboy (born 1925) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Conaboy was in the United States Army Air Corps Sergeant from 1945 to 1947. He received a B.A. from the University of Scranton in 1945 and an LL.B. from Catholic University of America School of Law in 1950. He was in private practice in Scranton, Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1962. He was a Deputy state attorney general of State Workman's Insurance Fund, Pennsylvania from 1953 to 1959. He was a Hearing examiner, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board from 1959 to 1962. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania from 1962 to 1979. He was a President judge from 1978 to 1979. He was a Commission chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission from 1994 to 1998.
Conaboy was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Conaboy was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on May 29, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 23, 1979, and received his commission on July 24, 1979. He served as chief judge from 1989-1992. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1992.