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Woodlock, Douglas Preston
Born 1947 in Hartford, CT
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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