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Douglas Preston Woodlock

Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Douglas Preston Woodlock serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Jun 13, 1986. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Confirmed
Jun 13, 1986
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1947

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsRonald Reagan · Jun 13, 1986

Education

  • Yale UniversityB.A., 1969
  • Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D., 1975

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Frank J. Murray, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1975-1976; Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1976-1979, 1983-1986; Chairman, Hamilton [Massachusetts] Board of Appeals, 1978-1979; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1979-1983; Instructor, Harvard Law School, 1980, 1981; Chairman, Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services, 1984-1986

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