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Nancy Gertner

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1994

Nancy Gertner , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Nancy Gertner (born May 22, 1946) is an American lawyer and jurist who was a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts from 1994 until retiring in 2011. She is now a professor of practice at Harvard Law School.

Education

  • Barnard CollegeB.A., 1967
  • Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1971
  • Yale UniversityM.A., 1971

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Luther Swygert, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1971-1972; Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1972-1994; Instructor, Boston University School of Law, 1972-1984, 1987-1990; Faculty, Harvard Law School, 1985-1986, 2011-; visiting professor, 1985-1986, 2011; professor of practice, 2011-

Biography

Nancy Gertner (born May 22, 1946) is an American lawyer and jurist who was a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts from 1994 until retiring in 2011. She is now a professor of practice at Harvard Law School.

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