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John Dooley (judge)

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American judge
John A. Dooley
Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
In office
June 12, 1987 – March 31, 2017
Appointed byMadeleine Kunin
Preceded byWilliam C. Hill
Succeeded byKaren Carroll
Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Administration
In office
1985–1987
GovernorMadeleine Kunin
Preceded byDavid S. Wilson
Succeeded byThomas P. Menson
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
In office
1971–1975
Personal details
BornJohn Augustine Dooley III
(1944-04-10) April 10, 1944 (age 80)
Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
EducationUnion College (BEE)
Boston College (LLB)

John Augustine Dooley III (born April 10, 1944) is an American lawyer and former judge who served as a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1987 to 2017.

Biography

John A. Dooley of South Burlington, Vermont was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on April 10, 1944. He attended school in Nashua, and graduated from Union College in 1965 with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree. He received his J.D. degree from Boston College Law School in 1968 and became an attorney in Vermont.

Dooley's career included serving as law clerk to federal judge Bernard Joseph Leddy. He was also deputy director and later Director of Vermont Legal Aid, Inc. Dooley was a United States magistrate judge, and served as legal counsel to Governor Madeleine M. Kunin.

From 1985 to 1987 Dooley was Vermont's Secretary of Administration. Dooley was appointed to succeed William C. Hill as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court on June 12, 1987. He retired from active service on March 31, 2017.

From 1988 to 1989 Dooley was president of the Vermont Bar Association. For many years he has been involved in the Vermont-Karelia Rule of Law Project and the Russia-United States Legal Foundation.

References

  1. Boston College Bulletin, Law, 1969
  2. "Trustee: John Dooley". Russia-United States Legal Education Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. "Biography, John A. Dooley". Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  4. "VT Supreme Court Justice Dooley to retire". Burlington Free Press. 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

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