Michael Adrian Ponsor

Judge Michael Adrian Ponsor

Personal

Birthday:

1946

Birthplace:

Chicago, IL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Joseph Tauro, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1975-1976
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1976-1978
Private practice, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1978-1983
Adjunct professor, Yale Law School, 1989-1991
Adjunct professor, Western New England College of Law, 1988-

Education

Name of School:

Harvard University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1969

Name of School - Second:

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1975

Name of School - Third:

University of Oxford

Degree - Third:

M.A.

Degree Year - Third:

1979

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Court Name:

Massachusetts District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

2/14/1994

Retirement from Active Service:

8/15/2011

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1984-1994