Sandra Lea Lynch
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Senior status. Born 1946.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 11, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Mar 17, 1995
- Commissioned
- Mar 17, 1995
- Senior status
- Dec 31, 2022
Education
- A.B., Wellesley College, 1968
- J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1971
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Raymond Pettine, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island, 1971-1973
- Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1973-1974
- Instructor, Boston University Law School, 1973-1974
- General counsel, Massachusetts Department of Education, 1974-1978
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1978-1995
- Special counsel, Judicial Conduct Commission of Massachusetts, 1990-1992
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2008-2015
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, September 19, 1994; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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