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'''Andrew Augustine Caffrey''' (October 2, 1920 &ndash; October 6, 1993) was a [[United States federal judge]].
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| office = [[Senior status|Senior Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts]]
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'''Andrew Augustine Caffrey''' (October 2, 1920 – October 6, 1993) was a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts]].


==Early life and career==
==Biography==
Born in [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]], Caffrey received an [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]] from the [[College of the Holy Cross]] in 1941, and was in the [[United States Army]] Signal Corps, Intelligence Branch, during [[World War II]], from 1942 to 1946. He then received an [[LL.M.]] from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1948, and an [[LL.B.]] from [[Boston College Law School]] in the same year. He was an associate professor in the [[Boston College Law School]] from 1948 to 1955. He was a Chief of the Civil Division, Office of [[United States Attorney]] for the District of Massachusetts from 1955 to 1959, and a first assistant in that office from 1959 to 1960.
Born in [[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]], [[Massachusetts]], Caffrey received an [[Bachelor of Arts|Artium Baccalaureus]] degree from the [[College of the Holy Cross]] in 1941. He served in the [[United States Army]] from May 20, 1944, to July 2, 1946.<ref>"Index Record for Andrews Caffrey (1920) Veterans Affairs Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem Death File", ''Fold3 by Ancestry.com website''. Retrieved November 8, 2020.</ref> He was a lieutenant in the [[United States Army Signal Corps]], Intelligence Branch. He then received a [[Bachelor of Laws]] in 1948 from [[Boston College Law School]] and a [[Master of Laws]] from [[Harvard Law School]] in the same year. He was an associate professor at Boston College Law School from 1948 to 1955. He was Chief of the Civil Division of the Office of [[United States Attorney]] for the District of Massachusetts from 1955 to 1959, and First [[Assistant United States Attorney]] in that office from 1959 to 1960.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|348|nid=1378706|name=Andrew Augustine Caffrey<!--(1920–1993)-->}}</ref>


==Federal judicial service==
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On October 13, 1960, Caffrey received a [[recess appointment]] from Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts]] vacated by [[William T. McCarthy]]. Formally nominated on January 10, 1961, Caffrey was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on August 9, 1961, and received his commission on August 16, 1961. He served as chief judge from 1972 to 1986, assuming [[senior status]] on October 17, 1986. Caffrey served in that capacity until his death, on October 6, 1993, in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]].

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Caffrey received a [[recess appointment]] from President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] on October 13, 1960, to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts]] vacated by Judge [[William T. McCarthy]]. He was nominated to the same position by President Eisenhower on January 10, 1961. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on August 9, 1961, and received his commission from President [[John F. Kennedy]] on August 16, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1972 to 1986. He was a member of the [[Judicial Conference of the United States]] from 1973 to 1979. He was a member of the [[Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation]] from 1975 to 1990, serving as chair of that panel from 1980 to 1990. He assumed [[senior status]] on October 17, 1986. His service terminated on October 6, 1993, due to his death in [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]], [[Florida]].<ref name="auto"/>

==References==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
* {{FJC Bio|348}}
*{{FJC Bio|348|nid=1378706|name=Andrew Augustine Caffrey<!--(1920–1993)-->}}
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=tLKAP6dGK6AC&dq=Andrew+Augustine+Caffrey&pg=PA74 Judges of the United States (1983)] {{PD notice}}

==External links==
*{{find a Grave|54883856}}


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Latest revision as of 23:56, 2 January 2024

Andrew A. Caffrey
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office
October 17, 1986 – October 6, 1993
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office
1972–1986
Preceded byAnthony Julian
Succeeded byFrank Harlan Freedman
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office
October 13, 1960 – October 17, 1986
Nominated byDwight D. Eisenhower
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower (recess)
John F. Kennedy (commission)
Preceded byWilliam T. McCarthy
Succeeded byEdward F. Harrington
Personal details
Born
Andrew Augustine Caffrey

(1920-11-02)November 2, 1920
Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1993(1993-11-06) (aged 73)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
SpouseEvelyn F. White
Children6
EducationCollege of the Holy Cross (AB)
Boston College (LLB)
Harvard University (LLM)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1942–1946
Battles/warsWorld War II

Andrew Augustine Caffrey (October 2, 1920 – October 6, 1993) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Early life and career[edit]

Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Caffrey received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the College of the Holy Cross in 1941. He served in the United States Army from May 20, 1944, to July 2, 1946.[1] He was a lieutenant in the United States Army Signal Corps, Intelligence Branch. He then received a Bachelor of Laws in 1948 from Boston College Law School and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in the same year. He was an associate professor at Boston College Law School from 1948 to 1955. He was Chief of the Civil Division of the Office of United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1955 to 1959, and First Assistant United States Attorney in that office from 1959 to 1960.[2]

Federal judicial service[edit]

Caffrey received a recess appointment from President Dwight D. Eisenhower on October 13, 1960, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by Judge William T. McCarthy. He was nominated to the same position by President Eisenhower on January 10, 1961. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1961, and received his commission from President John F. Kennedy on August 16, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1972 to 1986. He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1973 to 1979. He was a member of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation from 1975 to 1990, serving as chair of that panel from 1980 to 1990. He assumed senior status on October 17, 1986. His service terminated on October 6, 1993, due to his death in West Palm Beach, Florida.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Index Record for Andrews Caffrey (1920) Veterans Affairs Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem Death File", Fold3 by Ancestry.com website. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Andrew Augustine Caffrey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
1960–1986 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
1972–1986 		Succeeded by
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