Daniel F. Conley
Daniel F. Conley is an American attorney and politician who served as the district attorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts from 2002 to 2018. Appointed to the office in February 2002, Conley was later elected on November 5, 2002, and again in 2006, 2010, and 2014. He retired in 2018 to enter private practice.
Daniel F. Conley | |
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Conley in 2013 | |
| District Attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts | |
| In office 2002–2018 | |
| Appointed by | Jane Swift |
| Preceded by | Ralph C. Martin II |
| Succeeded by | John P. Pappas |
| Member of the Boston City Council from the 5th district | |
| In office 1994–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Menino |
| Succeeded by | Robert Consalvo |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Stonehill College (BA) Suffolk University (JD) |
Conley placed fourth of 12 candidates when he ran unsuccessfully in the 2013 Boston mayoral election to replace Thomas Menino, garnering 11% of the vote in the preliminary election. In February 2018, Boston newspapers reported that Conley would not seek re-election to a fifth term as Suffolk DA. On September 12, 2018, Conley announced that his final day as district attorney would be September 26, as he would join Mintz Levin, a private law firm in a special counsel role.