Charles Donahue
Charles Henry Donahue (December 7, 1877 – November 4, 1952) was a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from March 17, 1932, to April 26, 1944.Charles Henry Donahue, Memorial
331 Mass. 779 (1954) (on the Massachusetts Court System). He was appointed by Governor Joseph B. Ely. Born in Milford, New Hampshire to John F. and Bridget Murphy Donahue,"Judge Donahue Asks to Retire", ''The North Adams Transcript'' (April 26, 1944), p. 1. he attended the local schools and graduated as

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the court of last resort, highest court in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Although the claim is disputed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the SJC claims the distinction of being the oldest continuously functioning appellate court in the Americas, with a recognized history dating to the establishment of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature in 1692 under the charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Although it was historically composed of four associate justices and one chief justice, the court is currently composed of six associate justices and one chief justice. History The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court traces its history back to the high court of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay, which was chartered in 1692. Under the terms of that charter, Governor Sir William Phips established the Superior Court of Judicature as the province's local court of last resort (some o ...
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