James N. Gabriel
James Nicholas Gabriel[5] (February 26, 1923 – November 26, 1991) was an American lawyer and judge from Massachusetts. Early life and educationHe was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.[2] He attended Boston College for two years before enlisting in the military.[3][4] He graduated from Boston College Law School with a Bachelor of Laws in 1949.[6] He later earned a Master of Laws from New York University School of Law.[2] Military serviceHe enlisted and served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[3][2] Legal careerHe was in private practice before working for the state government of Massachusetts.[2] He served as an assistant attorney general for public works under Massachusetts Attorneys General Edward Brooke, Ed Martin, and Elliot Richardson.[7][8] He served as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1973 to 1977. From 1977 to 1990 he was a United States bankruptcy court judge for the District of Massachusetts. During his last four years on the bench he was the court's chief judge.[1] Political careerHe is a former member of the Massachusetts Republican Committee.[2] He is a former chairman of the Cambridge Republican City Committee and the Young Republican Club of Cambridge.[2] Personal life and deathHe married Helen Rawan and the couple had five children.[2] He died on November 26, 1991, in Lexington, Massachusetts.[2] References
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