Denise J. Casper | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
| Assumed office December 20, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Reginald C. Lindsay |
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| Born | Denise Jefferson January 9, 1968 East Patchogue, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Denise Jefferson Casper (born January 9, 1968) is an American attorney serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.[1] She used to be the Deputy District Attorney for the Middlesex District Attorney's Office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Casper is the first black female judge to serve on the federal bench in Massachusetts.[2] Casper is also notable for presiding over the criminal trial of Whitey Bulger.[3]
- ^ "Obama nominates Denise Casper as federal judge in Boston". Boston Herald. April 29, 2010.
- ^ Judge Breaks New Ground as First Black Woman to Sit on Bench in Massachusetts, Unprecedented. The Boston Globe. By Milton J. Valencia. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Federal Jury Convicts James "Whitey" Bulger". www.justice.gov. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-11.