Sandra Lynch

Sandra Lynch
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 31, 2022
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office
June 16, 2008 – June 16, 2015
Preceded byMichael Boudin
Succeeded byJeffrey R. Howard
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office
March 17, 1995 – December 31, 2022
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byStephen Breyer
Succeeded byJulie Rikelman
Personal details
Born (1946-07-31) July 31, 1946 (age 78)
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWellesley College (BA)
Boston University (JD)

Sandra Lea Lynch (born July 31, 1946)[1] is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She is the first woman to serve on that court.[2] Lynch served as chief judge of the First Circuit from 2008 to 2015.

  1. ^ Judiciary, United States Congress Senate Committee on the (1996). Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 23.
  2. ^ Marquis Who's Who (1999). Who's Who of American Women 1999-2000. Marquis Who's Who. ISBN 9780837904245. Retrieved 2014-12-11.[permanent dead link‍]