Background
Kenney, Junior, Raymond J. was born on August 3, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Kenney, Junior, Raymond J. was born on August 3, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Boston College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1953. Juris Doctor, 1958).
Worked at Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Insurance Coverage, Product Liability, General Liability, Professional Malpractice, Environmental Law, Appellate Practice, Automobile Law, Construction Law, Workers Compensation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Massachusetts. 1960, United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1969, United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 1985, United States. Supreme Court. 1996, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Lecturer on Law, Boston University School of Law, 1961-1966.
Associate Editor, 1965-1972 and Editor-in-Chief, 1973-1976, Massachusetts Law Quarterly. Author: Massachusetts Automobile Law and Practice, West Publishing Company, 1977.
"Defective Products in MassachusettsRecent Trends," Massachusetts Law Review, Volume 64, Number. 5, 1979; "Defective Products in MassachusettsA 1984 Update," Massachusetts Law Review, Volume 69, Number.
3, 1984; "Product Liability in Massachusetts Enters The 1990"s," Massachusetts Law Review, Volume 75, Number.
2, 1990. "Product Liability in Massachusetts Approaches the Millennium," Massachusetts Law Review, Volume 80, Number. 3, 1995; "Resisting Discovery of Independent Medical Research," Foreign the Defense, Volume 38, Number.
8, August 1996. Member, 1967-1970 and Chairman, 1970-1971, Finance Committee, Town of Winchester.
Moderator, Town of Winchester, 1972-1977. Chairman, Governor"s Judicial Nominating Commission, 1975-1977. Member, Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure, 1977.
Committee on Time Standards, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1990.
Director, American Judicature Society, 1978-1982. President, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated., 1980-1983.
Chairman, Massachusetts Client"s Security Board, 1984-1987. President, Boston College Alumni Association, 1983-1984.
Member: Middlesex County, Massachusetts (President, 1977-1978), New England (President, 1980-1981) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1977-1978) Bar Associations.
International Association of Insurance Counsel. Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (Defense Lawyer of the Year, 1995). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Committeeman, 1982-1987).
Massachusetts Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1979-1982.
President, 1984-1988. Trustee, 1994); American Bar Foundation.
Member, 1967-1970 and Chairman, 1970-1971, Finance Committee, Town of Winchester. Moderator, Town of Winchester, 1972-1977. Chairman, Governor"s Judicial Nominating Commission, 1975-1977.
Member, Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure, 1977.
Committee on Time Standards, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1990. Director, American Judicature Society, 1978-1982.
President, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated., 1980-1983. Chairman, Massachusetts Client"s Security Board, 1984-1987.
President, Boston College Alumni Association, 1983-1984.
Member: Middlesex County, Massachusetts (President, 1977-1978), New England (President, 1980-1981) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1977-1978) Bar Associations. International Association of Insurance Counsel. Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (Defense Lawyer of the Year, 1995).
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Committeeman, 1982-1987).
Massachusetts Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1979-1982. President, 1984-1988.
Trustee, 1994). American Bar Foundation.