John C. Dearie (born March 23, 1940) is an American lawyer and politician from

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. He is most notable for his service in the

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from 1973 to 1992.

Early life

Dearie was born and raised in

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, the son of Grace Beck Dearie Charles Edward Dearie. Federal judge

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is his first cousin. He graduated from Riverdale's Manhattan Prep High School, then attended the

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. Dearie earned an athletic scholarship and played forward on Notre Dame's basketball team. He graduated with a

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degree in accounting in 1962, and in 1966 completed a

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degree in Finance and Marketing at

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. From 1969 to 1972, Dearie was a member of the staff at the United Nations Secretariat in New York City, where he coordinated conferences and aid programs. In 1985, Dearie completed his

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degree at

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. He was

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in 1987.

Political career

Dearie entered politics as a Democrat. On February 27, 1973, he was elected to the

, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Anthony J. Mercorella. He was re-elected several times, and remained in the Assembly until 1992, sitting in the 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th and

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s. Dearie ran for

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in 1981, but was defeated by the incumbent

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in the Democratic primary. Shortly after, redistricting placed Dearie in the same district as Republican

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, which now covered

and

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. Dearie defeated Velella in the 1982 election. Ten years later, after another re-apportionment in which his district was cut up, he decided to retire from politics, and focus on his legal practice instead.

Law career

In late 2001, it was widely publicized that John C. Dearie's personal injury plaintiffs' firm in the state of New York has been experimenting with

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-sized " mobile law offices." Dearie's penchant for mobility began years before as an Assemblyman when he took to creating outdoor district offices by setting up folding tables in parking lots and shopping malls instead of hearings in public-hearing rooms. there were three mobile law offices.

References

External links

John Dearie Law
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dearie, John C. 1940 births Living people Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Politicians from the Bronx