James N. Gabriel

James Nicholas Gabriel[5] (February 26, 1923 – November 26, 1991) was an American lawyer and judge from Massachusetts.

James N. Gabriel
Bankruptcy Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office
December 1977 – 1990
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
In office
1973 – August 1, 1977
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byJoseph L. Tauro
Succeeded byEdward F. Harrington
In office
1971–1972
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byHerbert F. Travers, Jr.
Succeeded byJoseph L. Tauro
Personal details
Born
James Nicholas Gabriel

(1923-02-26)February 26, 1923
Brooklyn, New York[1]
DiedNovember 26, 1991(1991-11-26) (aged 68)
Brighton, Massachusetts[2]
Political partyRepublican[2]
Spouse(s)Helen Rawan
Children5
EducationBoston College (LLB)
New York University (LLM)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army Air Forces
Years of service1943–1945[3][4]
Battles/warsWorld War II

Early life & 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]

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 Attorney Generals 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
  1. "West's Bankruptcy Reporter". 147. 1993: IV. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "James N. Gabriel, 68, was judge in bankruptcy court, US attorney". The Boston Globe. November 29, 1991.
  3. World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64
  4. Boston College Bulletin, Law, 1947
  5. Boston College Bulletin, Law, 1946
  6. Boston College Bulletin, Law, 1949
  7. A manual for the use of the General Court (1965)
  8. A manual for the use of the General Court (1967)
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