Tierney, Hon. William J., Ret. Chief Justice of Boston Municipal Court, of Quincy, formerly of Milton & So. Boston, peacefully May 16. Beloved husband of the late Mary C. (Maguire). Devoted father of Kathleen M. Tierney of Walpole, Jean M. Whelan & her husband Kevin of So. Boston, Thomas E. Tierney & his wife Deborah of Mendon, William J. Tierney, Jr. & his wife Janet of Milton, and James M. Tierney, Esq. & his wife Amy of Duxbury. Dear brother of James & Barbara Tierney of Needham and the late Clare Guerin, Thomas & Robert Tierney. Brother-in-law of Rose & Ken Hanley of Brockton. Also survived by 14 cherished grandchildren. Funeral Mass at St. Agatha Church, Milton, Friday at 12:15 pm. Visiting hours at the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., Milton, Thurs. 4 to 8 pm. Former Graduate of Suffolk University and Suffolk University Law School. Recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Suffolk University. Former Boston Police Officer. Korean War Army veteran. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made in his memory to Alzheimer’s Association, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472.