Political Quotes

“on April 29, 2003, Judge Mary Beatty Muse of Boston will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Boston College Law School which she attended 50 years ago. Judge Muse's professional and personal achievements are extraordinary, and Boston College Law School does well to honor this admirable woman whose life stands as a reminder of honor, courage, commitment, duty to profession, and love of family. It has been my good fortune to know Mary Muse over the past several years, as three of her grandsons and my own boys have become close friends and our families have shared many times together. Let me provide a brief summary of Judge Muse's considerable achievements and note several of the commendations she has received because of her professional and personal integrity. Mary Beatty Muse was born on July 12, 1920, in Boston, the daughter of Irish immigrants. In 1937, she graduated from the Boston Latin School for Girls and then attended Emmanuel College, graduating in 1941. Soon after Pearl Harbor, she enlisted in the Navy and joined the first class of the newly formed WAVES. She served in the Navy for 3 years as an intelligence and communications officer. Lieutenant Muse was cited for numerous achievements during World War II, as she and this newly formed group of woman sailors served valiantly during that conflict. Following the war, she attended Boston College Law School on the GI bill, graduating as one of three women in a class of approximately 160 students.”