Patti B. Saris

Patti B. Saris
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 byMark L. Wolf
Succeeded byF. Dennis Saylor IV
Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission
In office
December 22, 2010  January 3, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byWilliam K. Sessions III
Succeeded byWilliam 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 byBill Clinton
Preceded byWalter Jay Skinner
Succeeded byBrian E. Murphy
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office
1986–1989
Personal details
Born (1951-07-20) July 20, 1951
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
SpouseArthur I. Segel
EducationRadcliffe 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.