Patti B. Saris
Patti B. Saris | |
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Saris in 2015 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2024 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mark L. Wolf |
| Succeeded by | F. Dennis Saylor IV |
| Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission | |
| In office December 22, 2010 – January 3, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William K. Sessions III |
| Succeeded by | William H. Pryor Jr. (Acting) |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
| In office November 24, 1993 – December 2, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Walter Jay Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Brian E. Murphy |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
| In office 1986–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 20, 1951 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Arthur I. Segel |
| Education | Radcliffe College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Patti Barbara Saris (born July 20, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She is also the former chair of the United States Sentencing Commission.