predecessor birth_place office birth_date term_start appointer article_title name alma_mater
reginald lindsay east patchogue , new york , u.s. judge district of massachusetts of the united states district court for the 9 january 1968 december 20 , 2010 barack obama denise j. casper
 denise casper wesleyan school -lrb- j.d. , 1994 -rrb- university -lrb- b.a. , 1990 -rrb- harvard law
denise j. casper

denise jefferson casper -lrb- born january 9 , 1968 -rrb- is a united states federal judge on the united states district court for the district of massachusetts .
she was confirmed by the senate on december 17 , 2010 and her commission was signed by president barack obama on december 20 , 2010 .
she formerly was 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 .
