George A. O'Toole Jr.

George A. O'Toole Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Assumed office
May 26, 1995
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Personal details
Born George A. O'Toole Jr.
1947 (age 69–70)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Education Boston College (A.B.)
Harvard Law School (J.D.)

George A. O'Toole Jr. (born 1947) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Education and career

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, O'Toole received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Boston College in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1972. He was in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts from 1972 to 1982. He was an Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court from 1982 to 1990, and of the Superior Court of Massachusetts from 1990 to 1995.

Federal judicial service

On April 4, 1995, O'Toole was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 25, 1995, and received his commission on May 26, 1995. On May 2, 2017, O'Toole announced his intention to take senior status effective January 1, 2018.[1][2]

Notable case

O'Toole presided over the 2015 trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing.[3][4]

Personal

He is married to Lucy A. Flynn, who works at Raytheon Co. They have two sons, George and John.

References

  1. ↑ ""Press Release" United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Robert M. Farrell Clerk of Court, May 2, 2017" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Federal judge who oversaw Marathon bombing trial to enter senior status - The Boston Globe".
  3. ↑ Boston Marathon Bombing CNN. January 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Boston bombing: Jury selection begins in Tsarnaev case BBC. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

Sources

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Preceded by
Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
1995–present 		Incumbent
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