Leo Theodore Sorokin
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Born 1961.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 6, 2014
- Senate vote
- 91 to 0
- Confirmed
- Jun 10, 2014
- Commissioned
- Jun 10, 2014
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2005-2014; chief magistrate judge, 2012-2014
Education
- B.A., Yale College, 1983
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 1991
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Rya W. Zobel, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1991-1992
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1992-1994
- Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1994-1997
- opinions coordinator, 1996-1997
- Assistant federal public defender, District of Massachusetts, 1997-2005
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, December 19, 2013; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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