Born 1948 in Chicago, IL

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Nominated by Barack Obama on November 30, 2011, to a seat vacated by Nancy Gertner. Confirmed by the Senate on June 4, 2012, and received commission on June 6, 2012. Assumed senior status on July 1, 2022. Service terminated on July 25, 2024, due to retirement.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2006-2012

Education:
Coe College, B.A., 1970
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1973

Professional Career:

Private practice, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 1974-1990
Assistant district attorney, Worcester County, Massachusetts, 1975-1978
City solicitor, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 1978-1990
Town counsel, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, 1981-1990
Town counsel, Athol, Massachusetts, 1988-1990
Town counsel, Petersham, Massachusetts, 1988-1990
City solicitor, Gardner, Massachusetts, 1989-1990
Justice, Gardner [Massachusetts] District Court, 1991-1997; presiding justice, 1995-1997
Presiding justice, Worcester [Massachusetts] District Court, 1997-1998
Faculty member, Massachusetts School of Law, 1999-2005
Justice, Worcester [Massachusetts] Superior Court, 1998-2006
Faculty member, Clark University, 2002-2005