Francis Allegra

Francis Marion Allegra (October 14, 1957 – August 27, 2015) was an American lawyer who served as a judge on the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Early life and education Allegra grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio. He graduated from Borromeo College of Ohio in 1978, with a degree in philosophy, and then, in 1981, received his Juris Doctor (magna cum laude) from the Cleveland-Marshall Law School at Cleveland State University. Following graduation, he served as a law clerk to Chief Trial Judge Philip R. Miller of the U.S. Court of Claims from 1981 to 1982.

Professional career From 1982 to 1984, Allegra was an associate at the Cleveland law firm of Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey, He was an avid mineral collector, who wrote a column—Legal Nuggets—for the Mineralogical Record. He was also active in Italian-American affairs, particularly with the Sons of Italy. He was a former President of the Sons of Italy International Lodge #2522. He was a co-founder of the Friends of Charles Bonaparte.

Allegra died on August 27, 2015, aged 57, of brain cancer at his home in Vienna, Virginia