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15 Suffolk U. L. Rev. 555 (1981)
In Memorium - Honorable John F. Doris

handle is hein.journals/sufflr15 and id is 581 raw text is: IN MEMORIAM HONORABLE JOHN F. DORIS THOMAS J. PAOLINO* On October 6, 1980, Rhode Island lost a dedicated public servant and excellent jurist with the passing of Justice John F. Doris. Justice Doris was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 7, 1917. He began his education in Rhode Island and graduated from St. Charles School in Woonsocket. He completed his secondary educa- tion at La-Salle Academy in Providence in 1933. Justice Doris then entered Providence College and was awarded his A.B. from that in- stitution in 1937. In the interim period between his graduation and the initiation of his professional training, Justice Doris served for over three years during the Second World War in the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army, attaining the rank of Captain. After graduation from the Boston University School of Law (LL.B 1947), he was admitted to the practice of law in Rhode Island on October 17, 1947. Among Justice Doris' early accomplishments in his career as a dedicated public servant were his appointment as the City Solicitor for the City of Woonsocket (1951-1952), and his election and service as a Representative in the General Assembly from the City of Woonsocket from January of 1953 through June of 1961. During that tenure, he distinguished himself and was elected Deputy Major- ity Leader of the House of Representatives, serving in that capacity from 1958 through 1961. Justice Doris was especially gratified to have been able to serve as a member of a special commission to study and review the judicial system of the state and honored to have been elected to serve as President of the Woonsocket Bar Asso- ciation in 1961. His career was further distinguished by his presidency of the New England Conference on Crime and Delinquency and his membership on the Professional Council of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. His involvement in these endeavors demonstrates his intense commitment and dedication to assisting the children and families of the State of Rhode Island; a fact well known to his many personal friends and professional acquaintances. A most significant honor and challenge was presented to Justice Doris upon his appointment and confirmation as an associate justice of the family court on June 3, 1961. It is indeed noteworthy that Justice Doris was asked to serve on the very court which he had * B.A. Brown University; LL.B Harvard Law School, Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court 1956-1977

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