Robert Cauchon, 78; headed land court
Robert V. Cauchon, who rendered more than 500 decisions in his decade as a justice on the Massachusetts Land Court, died Tuesday at his home in Cotuit. He was 78.
Judge Cauchon was appointed to the land court during Governor Michael Dukakis's administration. From 1992 to 1996, he was the court's chief justice and presided over landmark cases - including those involving the towns of Edgartown, Peabody, Rockport - that helped change the direction of real estate law in Massachusetts.
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A Warwick, R.I. native, Judge Cauchon graduated from Yale University and Suffolk Law School.
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Judge Cauchon retired to Cotuit four years ago after spending most of his adult life in Marshfield.
He leaves his wife, Betty A. (Pederzini); two sons, Richard R. of Kingston and Thomas W. of Waltham; a daughter, Barbara of Attleboro; a brother, Paul of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
A private funeral and graveside service are planned.
Robert Cauchon, 78; headed land court
Robert V. Cauchon, who rendered more than 500 decisions in his decade as a justice on the Massachusetts Land Court, died Tuesday at his home in Cotuit. He was 78.
Judge Cauchon was appointed to the land court during Governor Michael Dukakis's administration. From 1992 to 1996, he was the court's chief justice and presided over landmark cases - including those involving the towns of Edgartown, Peabody, Rockport - that helped change the direction of real estate law in Massachusetts.
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A Warwick, R.I. native, Judge Cauchon graduated from Yale University and Suffolk Law School.
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Judge Cauchon retired to Cotuit four years ago after spending most of his adult life in Marshfield.
He leaves his wife, Betty A. (Pederzini); two sons, Richard R. of Kingston and Thomas W. of Waltham; a daughter, Barbara of Attleboro; a brother, Paul of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
A private funeral and graveside service are planned.
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