A. David Mazzone
A. David Mazzone | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
In office June 3, 1993 – October 25, 2004 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
In office February 10, 1978 – June 3, 1993 | |
Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Frank Jerome Murray |
Succeeded by | Nancy Gertner |
Personal details | |
Born | Armando David Mazzone June 3, 1928 Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | October 25, 2004 Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 76)
Education | Harvard University (BA) DePaul University (JD) |
Armando David Mazzone (June 3, 1928 – October 25, 2004) served for twenty-six years as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.[1]
"He will forever be remembered by the people of Massachusetts for his landmark rulings that led to the cleanup of Boston Harbor," United States Senator
Education and career
Mazzone was born Armando David Mazzone in
Federal judicial service
Mazzone was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on January 26, 1978, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by Judge Frank Jerome Murray. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7, 1978, and received his commission on February 10, 1978. He assumed senior status on June 3, 1993. His service terminated on October 25, 2004, due to his death in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[3]
Boston Harbor case
In the early 1980s, the Conservation Law Foundation and the City of Quincy, Massachusetts sued the regional Metropolitan District Commission, saying that it violated clean water statutes because its antiquated sewage treatment plant on Deer Island was dumping hundreds of tons of black sludge into the harbor daily. The United States Environmental Protection Agency later joined the suit. Judge Mazzone ruled the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (which was the successor to the Municipal District Commission's operations of the Boston regional water and sewage systems), was in "chronic, flagrant violation" of federal law, and ordered it to set deadlines for a cleanup. He oversaw the case himself, rather than appointing a special master as judges often do in long-running cases.
Judicial philosophy
Judge Mazzone was known for his dedication not only to headline-producing cases, but to the routine caseload of a federal court, which he characterized as "doing the nation's work."[4]
"I don't think there are any secrets to being a good judge," Mazzone said in a 1984 interview with the
Memorial
A memorial to Judge Mazzone on Deer Island in Boston Harbor (pictured above), near the Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant was dedicated on October 19, 2007.
See also
References
- ^ Matz, Jennifer (n.d.). "Judge A. David Mazzone's Chamber Papers on the Boston Harbor Clean Up Case, 1985-2005". Healey Library Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ^ Long, Tom. "A.D. Mazzone, Judge Who Led Harbor Effort, Dies At Age 76." Boston Globe, October 27, 2004.
- ^ a b A. David Mazzone at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Presentation of the Portrait of the Honorable A. David Mazzone," December 4, 1995, 926 F.Supp, at LXXIX.
- ^ Doherty, William. "Good Lawyers Make Good Judges." Boston Globe, August 1, 1984.
Sources
- A. David Mazzone at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- "State of the Harbor: Boston Harbor Cleanup History". United States Environmental Protection Agency (Region 1: New England Region). August 17, 2007. Archived from the original on October 1, 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- "The Boston Harbor Case". MWRA Online. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. March 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-22. Monthly and Quarterly reports, 1998 to present, by the MWRA in compliance with the court case Mazzone presided over.
- Judge A. David Mazzone chambers papers on the Boston Harbor Cleanup Case, 1985-2005, University Archives and Special Collections, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston