Patti Saris' Biography
Contact Information
Office
John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse
1 Courthouse Way, Suite 2300
Boston, MA 02210
Full Name:
Patti B. Saris
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1951
Birth Place:
Boston, MA
JD, Harvard Law School, 1976
BA, Radcliff College, 1973
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Judge, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1993-2013, 2019-present
Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2013-2019
Associate Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1989-1993
Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, October 27, 1993
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, November 20, 1993
Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1986-1989
Chief, Civil Division, District of Massachusetts, 1984-1986
Assistant United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1982-1986
Attorney, Private Practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1977-1979, 1981-1982
Staff Counsel, United States Senate Judiciary Committee, 1979-1981
Law Clerk, Honorable Robert Braucher, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1976-1977
Chair, United States Sentencing Commission, 2010-2017