Background
Cann, William Francis was born on October 10, 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Arthur and Frances (Hardy) Cann.
Cann, William Francis was born on October 10, 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Arthur and Frances (Hardy) Cann.
Student, Tufts University, 1942. Bachelor of Laws, Boston University, 1948. Graduate, National College State Judiciary, Reno, 1972.
Senior claim examiner, American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1948-1960;
law assistant, Office Attorney General, State N.H., Concord, 1960-1961;
assistant attorney general, Office Attorney General, State N.H., 1961-1967;
deputy attorney general, Office Attorney General, State N.H., 1967-1971;
associate justice, N.H. Superior Court, 1971-1987;
senior justice, N.H. Superior Court, since 1988;
former chairman sentence review division, N.H. Superior Court. Lecturer trial advocacy Franklin Pierce Law Center. Member N.H. Supreme Ct.Jud.
Conduct Committee, 1985-1993. Vice-chairman Supreme Court study commission on judicial preformance evaluation. Member Supreme Court long-range planning task force.
Past member advisory board Community Corrections Center, New Hampshire State Prison. With United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member New Hampshire Bar Association (former member committee on cooperation with the courts), Merrimack County Bar Association, New Hampshire Rose Society (president 1989-1991).
Married Cynthia Marden Batchelder, December 10, 1994. Children: Ellen Lockhart, Allan Craig Watts, Melinda Lea Cann.