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Mark Lawrence Wolf

Mark Lawrence Wolf

Massachusetts District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Born 1946 in Boston, MA

FJC ID: 2629

Mark Lawrence Wolf (born November 23, 1946) is a former U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and founder and chair of Integrity Initiatives International.

In 1985, Wolf was nominated to the U.S. District Court by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and took office. In 2006, he became Chief Judge of the Court of Massachusetts and served in the position until 2013. He was also a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States, having previously served on its committees on Criminal Law, the Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Codes of Conduct. On January 1, 2013, Wolf took Senior Status.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

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

Appointments

  1. Massachusetts District Court
    1985–2025 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
    Term ended: Retirement
  2. Massachusetts District Court

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    J.D. · 1971
  2. Yale University
    B.A. · 1968