Background
Bourcier, John Paul was born on March 27, 1927 in Providence. Son of Louis J. and Lydia E. (Garceau) Bourcier.
Bourcier, John Paul was born on March 27, 1927 in Providence. Son of Louis J. and Lydia E. (Garceau) Bourcier.
Bachelor, Brown University, 1950. Bachelor of Laws, Vanderbilt University, 1953.
Trial attorney Bourcier & Bordieri, Providence, 1953-1974. Associate justice Rhode Island Superior Court, 1974-1995. Justice Rhode Island Supreme Court, from 1995.
Chair Supreme Court Committee on Future of Rhode Island Courts. Invited judiciary panelist Review of Supreme Court Cases, 1987-1992. Lecturer in field; instructor Roger Williams College, 1982-1995.
Guest lecturer Brown University, 1979-1995, Bryant College, 1990-1993, Rhode Island Community College, 1989-1990. Lecturer Rhode Island Fire Marshalls Arson Seminars, since 1989, New England Fire Marshalls Arson Seminars, 1990-1995. Chairman Superior Court Jury Trial Instruction Review Committee, member Civil Rules Review Committee, others.
With United States Navy, 1944-1946.
Married Norma M. DiLuglio, August 20, 1951. Children: Carol Bourcier Fargnoli, Norma J. Bourcier Bucci.