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Sandra Lea Lynch
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
Sandra Lea Lynch , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Sandra Lea Lynch (born July 31, 1946) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She is the first woman to serve on that court. Lynch served as chief judge of the First Circuit from 2008 to 2015.
Education
- Wellesley CollegeA.B., 1968
- Boston University School of LawJ.D., 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
Biography
Sandra Lea Lynch (born July 31, 1946) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She is the first woman to serve on that court. Lynch served as chief judge of the First Circuit from 2008 to 2015.
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