Michael Ponsor
| Michael Ponsor | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 4/14/1994 - 8/15/2011 |
| Senior: | 8/15/2011 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Frank Freedman |
| Past post: | U.S. Magistrate, District of Massachusetts |
| Past term: | 1984 - 1994 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1946 |
| Home State: | Chicago, IL |
| Undergraduate: | Harvard U., B.A., 1969 |
| Law School: | Yale Law, J.D., 1975 |
| Grad. School: | Oxford U., M.A., 1979 |
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Early life and education
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ponsor graduated from Harvard University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1969 and later from Yale Law School with his Juris Doctor degree in 1975. Ponsor obtained a Masters Degree from Oxford University of England in 1979.[1]
Professional career
Ponsor was a law clerk for Joseph Tauro in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1976. Ponsor was a private practice attorney in Massachusetts from 1976 to 1983. He taught as an Adjunct Professor at Yale Law School from 1989 to 1991. Ponsor has been a Professor at Western New England College of Law since 1988.[1]
Judicial career
District of Massachusetts
On the recommendation of U.S. Senators John Kerry and Ted Kennedy, Ponsor was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by President Bill Clinton on November 19, 1993 to a seat vacated by Frank Freedman. Ponsor was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 10, 1994 on Senate vote and received commission on February 14, 1994.[2] He assumed senior status on August 15, 2011.[1]
District of Massachusetts, Magistrate
Ponsor served as a magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts from 1984 - 1994.[1]
See also
External links
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Ponsor
- MassLive.com, "U.S. District Court Judge Michael Ponsor announces plans to partially retire," August 1, 2010
- Judge Michael Ponsor FJC Bio
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Frank Freedman |
District of Massachusetts 1994–2011 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: NA |
| Preceded by: NA |
District of Massachusetts-Federal Magistrate 1984-1994 |
Succeeded by: Kenneth Neiman |
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