James Nicholas Gabriel[5] (February 26, 1923 – November 26, 1991) was an American lawyer and judge from Massachusetts.
Early life and education
He was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.[2] He attended Boston College for two years before enlisting in the military.[3][4] He graduated from Boston College Law School with a Bachelor of Laws in 1949.[6] He later earned a Master of Laws from New York University School of Law.[2]
Military service
He enlisted and served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[3][2]
Legal career
He was in private practice before working for the state government of Massachusetts.[2]
He served as an assistant attorney general for public works under Massachusetts Attorneys General Edward Brooke, Ed Martin, and Elliot Richardson.[7][8]
He served as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1973 to 1977. From 1977 to 1990 he was a United States bankruptcy court judge for the District of Massachusetts. During his last four years on the bench he was the court's chief judge.[1]
Political career
He is a former member of the Massachusetts Republican Committee.[2] He is a former chairman of the Cambridge Republican City Committee and the Young Republican Club of Cambridge.[2]
Personal life & death
He married Helen Rawan and the couple had five children.[2] He died on November 26, 1991, in Lexington, Massachusetts.[2]
References
- ^ a b "West's Bankruptcy Reporter". 147. 1993: IV.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j "James N. Gabriel, 68, was judge in bankruptcy court, US attorney". The Boston Globe. November 29, 1991.
- ^ a b c World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64
- ^ a b Boston College Bulletin, Law, 1947
- ^ Boston College Bulletin, Law, 1946
- ^ Boston College Bulletin, Law, 1949
- ^ A manual for the use of the General Court (1965)
- ^ A manual for the use of the General Court (1967)