John M. Greaney

Background

Greaney, John M. was born on April 8, 1939 in Westfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Patrick Joseph and Margaret Irene (Fitzgerald) Greaney.

Education

Bachelor summa cum laude, Holly Cross College, 1960;

Juris Doctor, New York University, 1963;

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Westfield State College, 1967;

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Western New England College, 1969;

Doctor of Laws, New England Law School, 1991.

Career

Partner, Ely & King, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1963-1973;

presiding judge, Hampden County Housing Court, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1973-1975;

associate judge, Massachusetts Superior Court, Boston, 1975-1976;

associate justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court, Boston, 1976-1984;

associate justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court, Boston, 1976-1984;

chief justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court, Boston, 1984-1989;

associate justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, since 1989. Former faculty member Western New England Law School, Westfield State College. Co-chairman Supreme Judicial Ct's Gender Bias Study Commn.

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Achievements

• John M. Greaney has been listed as a noteworthy State supreme court justice by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Former associate editor Massachusetts Law Review.

Membership

Trustee, director Westfield Atheneum, participant Child and Family Superior vena cava syndrome Program. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (litigation, judicial administration section), Hampden County Bar Association(former member Executive Committee, grievance committee, treasurer), Massachusetts Bar Association(former chairman Young Lawyers section, board delegates, Executive Committee, grievance committee, legal service to the poor committee, (current) civil litigation, criminal law sections ), American Law Institute.

Interests

• Avocations: competitive running, reading.

Connections

Married Susan H. Greaney, November 23, 1967. 1 child, Jessica S.

Father:

Patrick Joseph Greaney

Mother:

Margaret Irene (Fitzgerald) Greaney

Spouse:

Susan H. Greaney

child:

Jessica S. Greaney