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Wolf, Mark Lawrence

Born 1946 in Boston, MA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on March 8, 1985, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333. Confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1985, and received commission on April 4, 1985. Served as chief judge, 2006-2013. Assumed senior status on January 1, 2013.

Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1968
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1971

Professional Career:

U.S. Army Reserve, 1969-1975
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1971-1974
Special assistant, Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Silberman, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-1975
Special assistant, Attorney General Edward Levi, U.S. Department of Justice, 1975-1977
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1977-1981
Deputy U.S. attorney and chief of public corruption unit, District of Massachusetts, 1981-1985
Lecturer, Harvard Law School, 1989-1990
Lecturer, Boston College Law School, 1992
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2009-2012

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, October 5, 1984; no Senate vote