Francis Quirico

Francis Joseph Quirico (February 18, 1911 – October 11, 1999) was a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1969 to 1981.

Early life, education, and military service Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as one of eight children of Luigi and Lucia Quirico, Italian immigrants, Quirico graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1928, and from Northeastern University School of Law, summa cum laude, in 1932. He served in the United States Army Air Corps for four years during World War II, attaining the rank of captain in the Air Transport Command. After completing his judicial service, he taught as an adjunct at Suffolk University Law School. The Berkshire County court complex was renamed the Francis Joseph Quirico Court Complex in his honor, in May 1998.

Quirico died at Berkshire Medical Center at the age of 88.