Media Advisory

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square
Boston , MA 02108

CONTACT: Joan Kenney/Charlotte Whiting 617/557-1114 joan.kenney@sjc.state.ma.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2006 SOUTH BOSTON COURTHOUSE TO BE RENAMED THE CHIEF JUSTICE JOSEPH F. FEENEY COURTHOUSE What: The South Boston Courthouse will be renamed the Chief Justice Joseph F. Feeney Courthouse in a special ceremony at the courthouse. The late Chief Justice Feeney was Chief Justice of the Boston Municipal Court from 1986 to 1988. His distinguished career as a judge spans more than 30 years, including many years in South Boston, the neighborhood where he grew up. He was Chief Secretary and Special Counsel to Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack from 1946 to 1972. An Act designating the South Boston Courthouse as the Chief Justice Joseph F. Feeney Courthouse was approved on May 19, 2006. It was sponsored by State Representative Brian P. Wallace and State Senator John A. Hart. When: Friday, October 6, 2006 1:30 p.m.   Where: South Boston Courthouse 535 E. Broadway, South Boston Speakers: Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert A. Mulligan Chief Justice Charles R. Johnson, Boston Municipal Court First Justice Robert P. Ziemian, Boston Municipal Court, South Boston Division State Senator John A. Hart, First Suffolk District State Representative Brian P. Wallace, South Boston Chief Judge Joan N. Feeney, U.S. Bankruptcy Court