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Michael Adrian Ponsor

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Senior status. Born 1946.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Appointed by
William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Nominated
Nov 19, 1993
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Feb 10, 1994
Commissioned
Feb 14, 1994
Senior status
Aug 15, 2011

Other federal judicial service

  • U.S. Magistrate/U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1984-1994

Education

  • B.A., Harvard University, 1969
  • J.D., Yale Law School, 1975
  • M.A., University of Oxford, 1979

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Joseph Tauro, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1975-1976
  • Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1976-1978
  • Private practice, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1978-1983
  • Adjunct professor, Yale Law School, 1989-1991
  • Adjunct professor, Western New England College of Law, 1988-

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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