Denise J. Casper
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. 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. Casper is also notable for presiding over the criminal trial of Whitey Bulger.
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) |
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