Michael Adrian Ponsor (born August 13, 1946) is an American judge and writer. He is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, having been confirmed to the federal bench in 1994 and taking senior status in 2011. He serves in the court's western region, in the city of Springfield.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 9/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 11/year
Massachusetts District Court · 1994–Massachusetts District Court · 1994–2011
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Adjunct professor · 1988–present- Yale Law SchoolAdjunct professor · 1989–1991
- Private practice, Amherst, Massachusetts1978–1983
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts1976–1978
Law clerk , Hon. Joseph Tauro · 1975–1976
Appointments
- 1994–2011 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
1994–2011
Education
- University of OxfordM.A. · 1979
J.D. · 1975- Harvard UniversityB.A. · 1969