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Reginald C. Lindsay

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Reginald C. Lindsay
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office
November 24, 1993 – March 12, 2009
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byDavid Sutherland Nelson
Succeeded byDenise J. Casper
Personal details
Born(1945-03-19)March 19, 1945
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
DiedMarch 12, 2009(2009-03-12) (aged 63)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationMorehouse College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Reginald Carl Lindsay[1] (March 19, 1945 – March 12, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.[2][3]

Early life and career

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Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Lindsay received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College in 1967 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1970. He was in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1970 to 1975. He was the Massachusetts state commissioner of public utilities from 1975 to 1977, thereafter returning to his private practice until 1993.

Federal judicial service

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Lindsay's court portrait

On October 27, 1993, Lindsay was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by David Sutherland Nelson.[4] Lindsay was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received his commission on November 24, 1993. Judge Lindsay took a leave of absence from the bench in April 2008 while recovering from illness and died in Boston on March 12, 2009.[5] He was 63 years old.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ textsWho's Who in American Law. Marquis Who's Who. 2003. p. 456.
  2. ^ "The Lindsay Fellowship Program | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts". www.mad.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. ^ "PN790 - Nomination of Reginald C. Lindsay for The Judiciary, 103rd Congress (1993–1994)". www.congress.gov. 1993-11-20. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  4. ^ Saltzman, Jonathan (2009-03-14). "Federal jurist overcame major obstacles, became an inspiration". Boston.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  5. ^ Jonathan Saltzman and Andrew Ryan, "US Judge Lindsay dies at 63" Boston Globe, March 13, 2009.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
1993–2009
Succeeded by