Saris, Patti B. Born 1951 in Boston, MA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts Nominated by William J. Clinton on October 27, 1993, to a seat vacated by Walter Jay Skinner. Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 1993, and received commission on November 24, 1993. Served as chief judge, 2013-present. U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1986-1989 Education: Radcliffe College, B.A., 1973 Harvard Law School, J.D., 1976 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Robert Braucher, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1976-1977 Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1977-1979, 1981-1982 Staff counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1979-1981 Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1982-1986; chief, Civil Division, 1984-1986 Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1989-1993 Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2010-