Background
Reardon, Paul Cashman was born on December 23, 1909 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel B. and Mary (Cashman) Reardon.
Reardon, Paul Cashman was born on December 23, 1909 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel B. and Mary (Cashman) Reardon.
Graduate, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1928; AB, Harvard University, 1932; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1935.
Practice, Boston, 1935-1955; managing partner, Hausserman, Davidson & Shattuck, 1948-1955; general counsel, Boston City of C. special counsel to, Governor of Massachusetts, 1953-1955; chief justice, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1955-1962; associate justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1962-1976. President National Center for State Court Justices.
Member of Executive Committee Massachusetts Committee Caths., Protestants and Jews. Former trustee New England Conservatory Music, World Peace Foundation, Boston, Thayer Academy. Visiting committee Harvard Law School.
Overseer Harvard College, 1961-1967, chairman of the executive committee, 1966-1967. Trustee Boston Symphony Orchestra, Plimouth Plantation. With United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II.
Member American Bar Association (past chairman of the section judicial administration, chairman advising committee fair trial-free press), Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Harvard Alumni Association (past president), National Conference State Trial Judges (past chairman), American Law Institute, Institute Judicial Administration (past president-elect), American Judicare Society (past director), American Bar Found, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Tavern Club, Tihonet Club, Union Club (Boston), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta.
Married Ann Leich, June 17, 1939. Children: Martha, David, Jane Reardon Labys, Thomas.