John Joseph Craven Jr. (February 27, 1936 – November 22, 2011) was an American jurist and politician who was a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council and Boston School Committee and a judge on the Boston Juvenile Court.
He was one of the committee's more conservative members and opposed efforts to desegregate the city's schools.
[5] In 1970, he sought the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, but finished fifth out of five candidates with 8% of the vote.
[7] In 1973, Craven was appointed clerk of the Boston Municipal Court for criminal business by Governor Francis Sargent.
[2] Craven died on November 22, 2011, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, of complications of Lewy body dementia.