James Nicholas GabrielBoston College Bulletin, Law, 1946 (February 26, 1923 – November 26, 1991) was an American lawyer and judge from Massachusetts.
Early life and education He was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. He attended Boston College for two years before enlisting in the military.World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64Boston College Bulletin, Law, 1947 He graduated from Boston College Law School with a Bachelor of Laws in 1949.Boston College Bulletin, Law, 1949 He later earned a Master of Laws from New York University School of Law. Military service He enlisted and served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
Legal career He was in private practice before working for the state government of Massachusetts.
He served as an assistant attorney general for public works under Massachusetts Attorneys General Edward Brooke, Ed Martin, and Elliot Richardson.A manual for the use of the General Court (1965)A manual for the use of the General Court (1967)
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. Political career He is a former member of the Massachusetts Republican Committee. He is a former chairman of the Cambridge Republican City Committee and the Young Republican Club of Cambridge.
Personal life and death He married Helen Rawan and the couple had five children. He died on November 26, 1991, in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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