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Burroughs, Allison Dale
Born 1961 in Boston, MA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Nominated by Barack Obama on July 31, 2014, to a seat vacated by Rya Weickert Zobel. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2014, and received commission on December 19, 2014.
Education:
Middlebury College, B.A., 1983
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), J.D., 1988
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Nominated by Barack Obama on July 31, 2014, to a seat vacated by Rya Weickert Zobel. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2014, and received commission on December 19, 2014.
Education:
Middlebury College, B.A., 1983
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), J.D., 1988
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Norma L. Shapiro, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1988-1989
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1989-1995
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1995-2005
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 2005-2014