Background
Ponsor, Michael Adrian was born on August 13, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Ponsor, Michael Adrian was born on August 13, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Harvard College, 1969; Bachelor second class honors, University of Oxford, 1971; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, 1979; Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1975.
Teacher, Kenya Institute Administrn., Nairobi, 1967-1968; law clerk, United States District Court, Boston, 1975-1976; associate, Homans, Hamilton, Dahmen & Lamson, Boston, 1976-1978; partner, Brown, Hart & Ponsor, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1978-1983; United States magistrate judge, United States District Court, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1984-1994; United States district judge, United States District Court, Springfield, Massachusetts, since 1994. Adjunct Professor Western N.E. College School Law, Springfield, since 1988, Yale Law School, New Haven, 1989-1991. Presenter in field.
Member Massachusetts Bar Association, Hampshire County Bar Association, Boston Bar Association.
Son of Frederick Ward and Helen Yvonne (Richardson) P. Chidren from previous marriage, Anne, Joseph. 1 stepchild, Christian Walker.
Married Nancy L. Coiner, June 30, 1996.