Douglas Preston Woodlock

Born 1947 in Hartford, CT

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on April 22, 1986, to a seat vacated by W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1986, and received commission on June 16, 1986. Assumed senior status on June 1, 2015.

Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1969
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1975

Professional 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

Judge

U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

1986 - Current

Assumed senior status on June 1, 2015.

Chairman

1984 - 1986

Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services

Private practice

1983 - 1986

Boston, Massachusetts

Assistant U.S. attorney

1979 - 1983

District of Massachusetts

Instructor

1981

Harvard Law School, 1980

Chairman

1978 - 1979

Board of Appeals for the Town of Hamilton, Massachusetts

Private practice

1976 - 1979

Boston, Massachusetts

Law clerk

1975 - 1976

Hon. Frank J. Murray, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Georgetown University Law Center

J.D.

1975

Yale University

B.A.

1969