Justice Dennis J. Curran (judgedenniscurran.com) was a Massachusetts trial judge for more than 15 years, and presided over 450 civil and criminal trials. Justice Curran graduated from Boston Latin School, and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and his law degree from the University of Virginia. His lifelong passion has been history. He has served as a Professor of the Practice at Tufts University, teaches at Brown University’s summer program, and lectures widely before historical groups, public libraries, senior groups, trial attorneys and fellow judges.