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Leo Theodore Sorokin (born 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and former United States magistrate judge of the same court.
- April 20, 1961 (age 62), Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Federal Judicial Service. Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Nominated by Barack H. Obama on December 19, 2013, to a seat vacated by Joseph L. Tauro; Confirmed by the Senate on June 10, 2014. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2005-2014. First appointed to the Court April 11, 2005. Education.
6 de mar. de 2020 · Federal District Judge Leo T. Sorokin ’91 (above right), who started an innovative delayed-sentencing program in Massachusetts, says the idea of restorative justice should be integral to the criminal justice process.
7 de mai. de 2021 · Leo T. Sorokin & Jeffrey S. Stein, Restorative Federal Criminal Procedure , 119 M ich. L. R ev. 1315 (2021). A Review of Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair. by Danielle Sered.
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Judge Sorokin received his B.A. degree from Yale College in 1983 and his J.D. degree from Columbia Law School, graduating cum laudein 1991.
2013-Present:Adjunct professor, Boston University School of Law1997-2005:Assistant federal public defender, Federal Public Defender's Office1994-1997: Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of MassachusettsDistrict of Massachusetts
Leo Sorokin was nominated by President Barack Obama on December 19, 2013, to fill a vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The vacancy was created when Joseph Tauro took senior statuson September 26, 2013. On the nomination: Sorokin was rated Unanimously Well Qualified by the American Bar Association. Sorokin's nomination was returned by the Senate on January 3, 2014, and he was renominated on January 6th by President Obama. He had a hearing before the...
District of Massachusetts magistrate judge
Sorokin is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He works in the district's Boston office, and was first appointed to the court on April 11, 2005.
Judge stops part of a Boston ordinance limiting homesharing in the city
On May 3, 2019, Judge Leo Sorokin blocked parts of an ordinance the Boston city council passed regulating short-term residence rentals. In a ruling on a lawsuit that homesharingcompany Airbnb filed against the City of Boston, Sorokin said the city cannot oust the company's services in the city as retribution for Airbnb not removing listings from its website that violated the city ordinance. The ordinance stated that investors and tenants cannot rent out homes by the night, but that homeowners...
Awards
1. 2009:Citation for Judicial Excellence, Boston Bar Association 2. 1989-1990:Kent Scholar, Columbia Law School 3. 1988-1989, 1990-1991:Stone Scholar, Columbia Law School
Associations
1. 2013-Present:United States District Court Reentry Committee 2. 2013: Selection Committee for Clerk of Court, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts 3. 2012-Present:United States District Court Committee on Court Security 4. 2012-Present:United States District Court Committee on Information Technology 5. 2011-Present:Federal Courts Law Review, At-Large Editor, Federal Magistrate Judges Association 6. 2010: Selection Committee for Chief United States Probation Officer...
4 de fev. de 2021 · OPINION. Restorative justice provides accountability, healing, and justice. It demands honest acknowledgement of wrongs done and meaningful accountability — prerequisites for healing both the...
23 de mar. de 2022 · US District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin rejected a series of post-trial motions the city had filed to appeal a jury’s November ruling that Lieutenant Detective Donna Gavin had proven her...
