Draft:Francis M. McDonald Jr.
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Francis Michael McDonald Jr.[1] (born January 22, 1931) was a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1996 to 2001.
After graduating magna cum laude from Holy Cross, he followed his father into the study of law, even managing to pass the bar exam six months prior to graduation from Yale Law School. After service as a special agent of the F.B.I., he joined the United States attorney's office. ... In 1961, he entered the [Connecticut] prosecutorial service, first as an assistant prosecuting attorney, and then as chief prosecuting attorney, in the Circuit Court. Beginning in 1968, and for sixteen years thereafter, he served as the state's attorney at Waterbury. During that time, Frank successfully prosecuted some of Connecticut's highest profile and most controversial cases.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Who's Who in American Law, 2002-2003. Marquis Who's Who. 2002. p. 418.
- ^ "Judge & Attorney Biographies". Connecticut State Library.
Category:1931 births
Category:Justices of the Connecticut Supreme Court
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