Leo Theodore Sorokin

Judge Leo Theodore Sorokin

Personal

Birthday:

1961

Birthplace:

Hartford, CT

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Rya W. Zobel, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1991-1992
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1992-1994
Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1994-1997; opinions coordinator, 1996-1997
Assistant federal public defender, District of Massachusetts, 1997-2005

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, December 19, 2013; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Yale College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1983

Name of School - Second:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1991

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Court Name:

Massachusetts District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/10/2014

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2005-2014; Chief Magistrate Judge, 2012-2014