Background
John A. Garrity was born on December 12, 1958, in White Plains, New York, United States.
John A. Garrity was born on December 12, 1958, in White Plains, New York, United States.
Garrity earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Cortland in 1981. The institution is a public liberal-arts college in the State University of New York system, with an educational tradition combining undergraduate study with preparation for professional and public careers.
He continued his legal education at DePaul University, receiving a Juris Doctor degree in 1985. DePaul is a Chicago-based Catholic university whose College of Law has provided professional legal education in an urban setting.
Garrity worked at Dowd & Dowd, Limited. He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1985, beginning his professional legal practice in Illinois.
Garrity was a member of the Chicago Bar Association, a professional organization serving lawyers in the Chicago area through legal education, professional services, and activities relating to the administration of justice.