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Andrew Caffrey
Andrew Augustine Caffrey (1920-1993) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Caffrey joined the court in 1960 after a recess appointment from Dwight Eisenhower. At the time of appointment, he served as the first assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts. He served as chief judge from 1972-1986, and assumed senior status on October 17, 1986. He served until his death on October 6, 1993.[1]
Early life and education
- Holy Cross College, A.B., 1941
- Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1948
- Boston College Law School, LL.B., 1948[1]
Military service
Cafferey served in the United States Army, Signal Corps from 1942-1946 as a member of the Intelligence Branch.[1]
Professional career
- Associate professor, Boston College Law School, 1948-1955
- Chief, Civil Division, Office of U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, 1955-1959
- First assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1959-1960[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Massachusetts
Caffrey received a recess appointment from Dwight Eisenhower on October 13, 1960, to a seat vacated by William T. McCarthy; he was nominated on January 10, 1961; confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1961, and received his commission on August 16, 1961. He served as chief judge from 1972-1986, and assumed senior status on October 17, 1986. He served until his death on October 6, 1993. Caffrey was succeeded in this position by Edward Harrington.[1]
See also
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William T. McCarthy |
District of Massachusetts 1961–1986 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Edward Harrington
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts
State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
State resources:
Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts
