John Joseph McNaught (November 22, 1921 – January 24, 1994) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

John J. McNaught
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office
March 23, 1979 – February 1, 1991
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded bySeat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded byRichard G. Stearns
Judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court
In office
1972–1979
Personal details
Born
John Joseph McNaught

(1921-11-22)November 22, 1921
Malden, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 24, 1994(1994-01-24) (aged 72)
Melrose, Massachusetts
Cause of deathPneumonia
EducationBoston College (BA, JD)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1943-1946
RankSecond Lieutenant[1]
UnitTransportation Corps[1]
Battles/warsWorld War II

Education and career

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Born in Malden, Massachusetts, McNaught graduated from Malden Catholic High School in 1939.[2] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College in 1943 and was in the United States Army for the remainder of World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1949. He was in private practice in Malden from 1949 to 1950, and was then a law clerk to Judge William T. McCarthy of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts from 1950 to 1954, thereafter returning to private practice in Boston until 1972. He was an associate justice of the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1972 to 1979.[3]

Federal judicial service

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On January 25, 1979, McNaught was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 21, 1979, and received his commission on March 23, 1979. McNaught served in that capacity until his retirement on February 1, 1991.[3]

Post-judicial service

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From 1991 to 1994 he was in private practice in Melrose.[4]

Death

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McNaught died of pneumonia on January 24, 1994, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose, Massachusetts.[3][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hubbell, Martindale (April 1995). The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (Volume 9 - 1995). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561601127.
  2. ^ a b "Retired US Judge John McNaught, popular courtroom innovator; at 72". 25 January 1994. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b c John Joseph McNaught at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. ^ Hubbell, Martindale (December 1992). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (Volume 7 - 1992). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561600212.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
1979–1991
Succeeded by