Patti Saris

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Patti Saris
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Tenure

1993 - Present

Years in position

31

Education

Bachelor's

Radcliffe College, 1973

Law

Harvard Law, 1976

Personal
Birthplace
Boston, Mass.
Contact

Official website 

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Patti B. Saris (b. 1951) is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She joined the court in 1993 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. At the time of appointment, Saris served as a magistrate judge for the court. Saris was the chief judge from 2013 to 2019.[1]

On November 20, 2023, Saris announced that she would assume senior status upon the commission of her successor.[2]

Early life and education

Born in Massachusetts, Saris graduated from Radcliffe College with her bachelor's degree in 1973 and later from Harvard Law School with her J.D. degree in 1976.[1]

Professional career

  • 1984-1986: Chief, Civil Division

Judicial career

US Sentencing Commission

Judge Saris was nominated by President Barack Obama as the new Chairperson of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Saris worked for the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy who created the legislation to form the Sentencing Commission.[3]

In December 2010, the U.S. Senate confirmed Saris as Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission.[4]

District of Massachusetts

On the recommendation of U.S. Senators John Kerry and Ted Kennedy, Saris was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by President Bill Clinton on October 27, 1993, to a seat vacated by Walter Skinner. Saris was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 20, 1993, on voice vote and received commission on November 24, 1993.[5]

District of Massachusetts, Magistrate

Saris was a federal magistrate judge from 1984 to 1986 for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.[1]

See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Patti Saris Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
  2. ↑ United States Courts, "Future Judicial Vacancies," accessed November 20, 2023
  3. ↑ The Crime Report "MA Judge Saris, Ex-Kennedy Aide, Named To Chair Sentencing Panel," April 29, 2010
  4. ↑ United States Courts, "U.S. District Judge Patti Saris Confirmed as Chair of U.S. Sentencing Commission," December 27, 2010
  5. ↑ THOMAS, "Patti Saris USDC, MA confirmation:PN791-103," accessed May 4, 2015

Political offices
Preceded by
- 		United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
1993-Present		 Succeeded by
-


Massachusetts courts

Federal courts:

First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts

State courts:

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts

State resources:

Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts

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