Article: THOMAS E. NEARY: CLERK OF COURT WITH A GIFT OF BLARNEY.(PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS)

Byline: Janie Bryant

PORTSMOUTH JUDGES didn't have to look far to find a good law-and-order type for this year's Liberty Bell Award.

The Portsmouth Bar Association presented this year's Law Day award to Thomas E. Neary, clerk of General District Court.

But the 57-year-old clerk's public service goes way beyond the boundaries of Portsmouth.

After the Army and college, Neary joined the Massachusetts State Police. Then he went global with his career, joining the Naval Investigative Service.

He served five years in Europe as a special agent during the Cold War.

``It was a terrific time to be involved,'' he says.

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