Paul Reardon

Paul Cashman Reardon (December 23, 1909 – July 29, 1988) was a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1962 to 1972. He was appointed by Governor John Volpe. Early life, education, career, and military service Born in Quincy, Massachusetts to Dr. Daniel B. Reardon and Mary Cashman Reardon, Reardon attended Quincy High School where he was "the premier debater on the Quincy team". Reardon spent a year at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, before entering Harvard College, from which he received a B.A., cum laude, in 1932. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1935, and entered the practice of law with a Massachusetts firm that year. In 1939, Reardon started his own practice and married Ann Leich. Reardon joined the United States Navy during World War II, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. Following the war he again practiced with a firm until 1953, when he was appointed as Counsel to Governor Christian Herter. Judicial service In 1955, Herter appointed Reardon Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, and in 1957 Reardon was instrumental in establishing the National Conference of State Trial Judges, which facilitated communication between judges of different states on strategies for handling the common problem of congested dockets and backlogged cases. During this time, Reardon was elected to serve as President of the Harvard Alumni Association for the 1959-1960 term.