Happy birthday Frank Bellotti. The court in Quincy, named after him, was the place to be Wednesday as the Bay State icon turned 100 years old.

Bellotti transformed the attorney general’s office from a backwater political Democratic Party hangout to a non-partisan first-class law office. But he’s more than that — the outpouring of support tells that story.

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) Frank Bellotti waves to well wishers as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) A court officer presents a birthday cake to Frank Bellotti as he takes a sneak taste of the frosting, as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) The crowd cheers on Frank Bellotti as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) Frank Bellotti speaks as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) The crowd cheers on Frank Bellotti as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) Frank Bellotti speaks as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) The crowd cheers on Frank Bellotti as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch presents a statue of Thomas Adams to Frank Bellotti as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) The crowd cheers on Frank Bellotti as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) Frank Bellotti waves to the well wishers as he enters the courtroom as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) Frank Bellotti waves to the well wishers as he enters the courtroom as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

• (Quincy, MA, 05/03/23) Frank Bellotti waves to well wishers as he arrives with his son as the as Norfolk County celebrates the 100th birthday of Frank Bellotti at the Bellotti Courthouse on Wednesday, May 03, 2023. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)