Michael Ponsor

Michael Ponsor
Ponsor in 2010
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Assumed office
August 15, 2011
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office
February 14, 1994 – August 15, 2011
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byFrank Harlan Freedman
Succeeded byMark G. Mastroianni
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office
1984–1994
Personal details
BornMichael Adrian Ponsor
(1946-08-13) August 13, 1946
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Pembroke College, Oxford (MA)
Yale University (JD)

Michael Adrian Ponsor (born August 13, 1946) is an American judge and writer. He is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, having been confirmed to the federal bench in 1994 and taking senior status in 2011. He serves in the court's western region, in the city of Springfield.