Andrew Augustine Caffrey

Andrew Augustine Caffrey (October 2, 1920 – October 6, 1993) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Early life and education Caffrey was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on October 2, 1920. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature in 1941.

After graduation, Caffrey served in the United States Army from May 20, 1944, to July 2, 1946. He was an intelligence lieutenant in the United States Army Signal Corps, Intelligence Branch. After his military service, he earned a Bachelor of Laws in 1948 from Boston College Law School and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School that same year.

Federal judicial service

Caffrey received a recess appointment from President Dwight D. Eisenhower on October 13, 1960, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by Judge William T. McCarthy. He was nominated to the same position by President Eisenhower on January 10, 1961. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1961, and received his commission from President John F. Kennedy on August 16, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1972 to 1986. He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1973 to 1979. He was a member of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation from 1975 to 1990, serving as chair of that panel from 1980 to 1990. He assumed senior status on October 17, 1986. His service terminated on October 6, 1993, due to his death in West Palm Beach, Florida.