Paul Julian Liacos ( Eng. Paul Julian Liacos ; November 20, 1929 , Peabody , Massachusetts , USA - May 6, 1999 , Boston , Massachusetts , USA ) - American lawyer , chairman of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts ( 1989 - 1996 , first Greek in this post) . During the seven years of his tenure in this position, he gained the reputation of a solid liberal . His term was marked by decisions on important issues, such as the right to abortion , the death penalty , racial prejudice , jury selection , search and the right to education . From 1976 to 1989 , he was a junior judge at the Massachusetts Supreme Court. Veteran of the United States Air Force .
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| Birth | November 20, 1929 Peabody , Massachusetts , United States | ||||||
| Death | May 6, 1999 (69 years) Boston , Massachusetts , United States | ||||||
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| Birth name | English Paul Julian Liacos | ||||||
| Father | James Liakos | ||||||
| Mother | Pitsa Liakos | ||||||
| Spouse | Maureen mackin (1954–1999, his death) | ||||||
| Children | sons James, Mark, Gregory daughter diana | ||||||
| Education | Boston University , Harvard Law School | ||||||
| Academic degree | LL.M. | ||||||
| Academic title | Professor | ||||||
| Profession | lawyer , judge | ||||||
| Awards | Honorary Doctor of the University of Boston (1996) | ||||||
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| Years of service | 1953 - 1956 | ||||||
| Affiliation |  USA | ||||||
| Type of army | Judge Advocate Corps Air Force | ||||||
| Rank |  first lieutenant | ||||||
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Biography
Born on November 20, 1929 in Peabody (Massachusetts, USA) in the family of the Greeks James and Pica Liakos. Had a sister Catherine, a lawyer by profession. Paul's father immigrated to the United States from Greece while still a teenager, while not having money with him. Starting working in the mills in New Hampshire and the leather factories in Peabody, he eventually became the first Greek lawyer in Massachusetts, which was preceded by legal education at the leather factory.
In 1945, at the age of 16, he graduated from high school.
In 1950, he received a bachelor 's degree in law “ with great honor ” at Boston University .
In 1952 he was admitted to the Massachusetts Law Office.
In 1953 he graduated from Harvard University Law School with a Master of Law degree .
In 1953-1956 he served in the Judicial Advocates Corps of the United States Air Force with the rank of first lieutenant .
In 1956-1976 he taught law at Boston University. He had the academic title of professor .
For more than two decades, he practiced law at the family firm Liacos & Liacos , first with her father and then with her sister Catherine Liakos, who also became a well-known lawyer and was appointed governor of the state Michael Dukakis to the High Court of Massachusetts.
In 1976, being an adjunct professor at the university, was appointed by Michael Dukakis to the Supreme Court of Massachusetts .
In 1989 he became chairman of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts.
In 1996, he resigned three years before his dismissal upon reaching the age limit in the service. In the same year he received the title of honorary doctor of Boston University.
In 1998, he became a member of the Massachusetts Ethics Commission.
He died on May 6, 1999 in Massachusetts Central Hospital ( Boston ) at 69 years of age after a short illness.
Personal life
Since 1954, he was married to Maureen J. Mackin, in marriage with whom he had a daughter, Diana, and sons of James, Mark and Gregory.
Links
- Paul Julian Liacos
- Liacos, Paul J.
- Former SJC Chief Justice Paul Liacos dead at 69
- Paul J. Liacos, former Judicial Court; at 69 (inaccessible link)
- Paul J. Liacos, Headed Massachusetts' Top Court
- The Boston Globe , April 15, 1989.
- Paul J. Liacos, former Judicial Court; at 69, The Boston Globe , May 8, 1999.
- Paul J. Liacos, retired SJC justice, dead at 69, The Boston Globe , May 8, 1999.