Background
Kavanaugh, James Francis was born on February 20, 1949 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Francis and Catherine Mary (Loughlin) Kavanaugh.
Kavanaugh, James Francis was born on February 20, 1949 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Francis and Catherine Mary (Loughlin) Kavanaugh.
College of the Holy Cross (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). Boston College (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1977). Member, Order of the Coif.
Editor, Boston College Law Review, 1976-1977.
Law Clerk, Supreme Judicial Court, Massachusetts, 1977-1978.
Law clerk to associate justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, 1977-1978; associate, Burns & Levinson, Boston, 1978-1982; partner, Burns & Levinson, Boston, 1983-1988; partner, Conn, Kavanaugh, Rosenthal, Peisch & Ford, Boston, since 1988.
Member American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association.
Married Cynthia Louise Ward, July 4, 1968. 1 child, James F. III.