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Michael Boudin
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990–1992
Michael Boudin , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Michael Boudin ( boo-DEEN; November 29, 1939 – March 24, 2025) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 1992 to 2021. He served as Chief Judge of that court from 2001 to 2008. Prior to his service on the First Circuit, he was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Education
- Harvard UniversityB.A., 1961
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1964
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Henry J. Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1964-1965; Law clerk, Hon. John Harlan, Supreme Court of the United States, 1965-1966; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1966-1987; Visiting professor, Harvard Law School, 1982-1983; Lecturer, Harvard Law School, 1983-1998; Deputy assistant attorney general, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1987-1990; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2001-2008
Biography
Michael Boudin ( boo-DEEN; November 29, 1939 – March 24, 2025) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 1992 to 2021. He served as Chief Judge of that court from 2001 to 2008. Prior to his service on the First Circuit, he was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
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