William T. McCarthy

Judge William T. McCarthy

Personal

Birthday:

12/5/1885

Birthplace:

Somerville, MA

Date of Death:

4/6/1964

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1908-
Alderman, Somerville, Massachusetts, 1911-1913
Assistant district attorney, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1913-1915
Member, Somerville [Massachusetts] School Board, 1920-1921
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1934-1947
U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, 1947-1949

Education

Name of School:

College of the Holy Cross

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1905

Name of School - Second:

Boston University School of Law

Boston University School of Law (BU Law) is a nationally recognized law school located in the heart of Boston University's campus on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts.

Consistently ranked in the top 30 law schools, "U.S. News and World Report" currently ranks it 26th in the country. Three specialties are in the top 10, including Health Law (#5), Tax Law (#7), and Intellectual Property Law (#9). Princeton Review ranks it 2nd place nationally in "Best Professors" and 7th place for "Best Classroom Experience." For the class of 2017, the median student LSAT score was 163 and median GPA was 3.66.

Boston University School of Law offers a broad selection of legal classes and seminars (approximately 200) with a student to faculty ratio of 12:1.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1908

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Court Name:

Massachusetts District Court

President Nominating:

Harry S Truman

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

2/2/1949

Retirement from Active Service:

5/31/1960

Termination Date:

4/6/1964

Termination Reason:

Death