Background
Harrington, John Michael was born on July 5, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Michael and Marie Bernadine (Ratchford) Harrington.
Harrington, John Michael was born on July 5, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Michael and Marie Bernadine (Ratchford) Harrington.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1943; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1949.
Law clerk, Supreme Judicial Court Massachusetts, Boston, 1949-1950;
associate, Ropes & Gray, Boston, 1950-1955, 57-61;
partner, Ropes & Gray, Boston, 1961-1993;
counsel, Ropes & Gray, Boston, since 1994;
assistant United State Attorneys, District of Massachusetts, Boston, 1955-1957. Trustee Winchester Sav. Bank, Massachusetts, 1966-1991.
Member Massachusetts Judicial ConductCommn., Boston, 1978-1981.
Trustee Roxbury Latin School, Boston, 1962-1967, St. Sebastian's County Day School, Needham, Massachusetts, 1973-1986. Member finance committee Town of Winchester, 1959-1962. Served to captain field artillery United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (standing commission on federal judiciary 1st circuit 1978-1984), Boston Bar Association.
Married Ellen PatriciaWhite, May 12, 1951. Children— John Michael III, Marc W., Francis X. B., Ellen M., Matthew J., Patrick W.