hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd nˈɔːɹθ hˈeɪvən pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm fˈɔːɹdæm jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ænd ˈɜːnd hɪz lˈɔː dᵻɡɹˈiː æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kənˈɛɾɪkət ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.
He attended North Haven public schools and graduated from Fordham University in 1941 and earned his law degree at the University of Connecticut in 1943.