Early Life and Family
Jerome P. Cavanagh was born on June 16, 1928, the son of a boilermaker at Ford Motor Company. He attended the University of Detroit, earning an undergraduate degree in 1950 and a law degree in 1954, and practiced law in Detroit after graduation. He was active in Democratic Party politics while attending school, and afterward served in low-level appointed positions as an administrative assistant at the Michigan State Fair Authority and as a member of the Metropolitan Airport Board of Zoning Appeals. His son Mark J. Cavanagh is a judge on the Michigan Second District Court of Appeals. He was elected to this position in 1988 and his current term expires January 1, 2015. His son Philip Cavanaugh is currently serving in the Michigan House of Representatives representing Redford Township.
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