Rya Weickert Zobel

Judge Rya Weickert Zobel

Personal

Birthday:

1931

Birthplace:

Zwickau, Germany

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. George C. Sweeney, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1956-1966
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1967-1979
Director, Federal Judicial Center, 1995-1999

Education

Name of School:

Radcliffe College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1953

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1956

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Court Name:

Massachusetts District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/23/1979

Retirement from Active Service:

4/1/2014