Background
Kennelly, John Jerome was born on December 11, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Michael and Anna (Flynn) Kennelly.
Kennelly, John Jerome was born on December 11, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Michael and Anna (Flynn) Kennelly.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Loyola University, Chicago, 1939. Juris Doctor, Loyola University, Chicago, 1941.
Bar: Illinois 1941, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois 1941, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1946, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1956. Sole practice, Chicago, since 1946.
Served with United States Navy, 1941-1946. Fellow International Academy Trial Lawyers (past chairman aviation section). Member AVA (chairman aviation committee 1981-1982), Inter-American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (board managers 1965-1967), Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (president 1986-1969), World Association Lawyers, American College Trial Lawyers, International Academy Law and Science, International Society Barristers, American Society International Law, American Bar Foundation, Butterfield Country Club (Hinsdale, Illinois), Beverly Country Club (Chicago).
Married Mary Thomson, March 21, 1949.