Jim McGreevey - Early Life and Education

Early Life and Education

James McGreevey was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Irish Catholic parents and grew up in nearby Carteret. There he attended St. Joseph Elementary School, and St. Joseph High School in Metuchen. He attended The Catholic University of America before graduating from Columbia University in 1978. He earned a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1981 and a master's degree in education from Harvard University in 1982. He also attended a diploma program in law at the London School of Economics.

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