Michael F. Flaherty Sr.

Michael F. Flaherty Sr.
Flaherty in 1984
Associate justice of the Boston Municipal Court
In office
July 2001 – 2006
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1991
Succeeded byPaul J. Gannon
Personal details
Born (1936-09-06) September 6, 1936 (age 88)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
OccupationAttorney at law

Michael F. Flaherty Sr. (born September 6, 1936) is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and former associate justice of the Boston Municipal Court. A South Boston Democrat, he represented the 4th Suffolk district from 1967 to 1991. He was appointed to the Boston Municipal Court by Governor Jane M. Swift in July 2001, and retired in 2006. He is a former attorney who graduated from Boston College and the New England School of Law. He is the father of Michael F. Flaherty, a former Boston City Council president.