ON. SANDRA L. LYNCH FIRST WOMAN CHIEF JUDGE ON THE FIRST CIRCUIT OF THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

Judge Sandra L. Lynch became the ninth chief judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeals since Congress created the position in 1948, and the first woman to hold the post. Judge Lynch succeeded Chief Judge Michael Boudin on June 16. As chief judge, Judge Lynch will serve as executive officer of both the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the Judicial Council of the First Circuit. She will also represent the First Circuit in biannual meetings of the Judicial Conference of the U.S. Judge Lynch has served for 13 years on the First Circuit Court of Appeals and is the first and only woman judge on that court. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton on May 1, 1995, on the recommendations of Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John Kerry.