Leo T. Sorokin
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Born 1961 in Hartford, CT
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Joseph Louis Tauro. Confirmed by the Senate on June 10, 2014, and received commission on June 10, 2014.
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2005-2014; Chief Magistrate Judge, 2012-2014
Education:
Yale College, B.A., 1983
Columbia Law School, J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Rya W. Zobel, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1991-1992
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1992-1994
Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1994-1997; opinions coordinator, 1996-1997
Assistant federal public defender, District of Massachusetts, 1997-2005
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, December 19, 2013; no Senate vote
- Judge
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- - Current
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
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- Assistant federal public defender
- District of Massachusetts
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- Assistant attorney general
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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- opinions coordinator, 1996-1997
- Attorney
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Law clerk
- Hon. Rya W. Zobel, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
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- Columbia Law School
- J.D. (1991)
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- Yale University
- B.A. (1983)
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