Denise Jefferson Casper (born January 9, 1968) is an American attorney serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She used to be the Deputy District Attorney for the Middlesex District Attorney's Office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Casper is the first black female judge to serve on the federal bench in Massachusetts. Casper is also notable for presiding over the criminal trial of Whitey Bulger.
Denise Jefferson Casper
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Born 1968 in East Patchogue, NY
FJC ID: 3340
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Middlesex County, MassachusettsDeputy district attorney · 2007–2010
Instructor · 2005–2007
District of MassachusettsAssistant U.S. attorney · 1999–2005- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts1995–1998
- Massachusetts Appeals CourtLaw clerk · 1994–1995
Appointments
2010–present · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
2010–present
Education
J.D. · 1994- Wesleyan UniversityB.A. · 1990