US District Chief Judge Mark L. Wolf, known for bringing a keen legal mind to some of the highest-profile cases the state has seen in recent years, announced Tuesday that he will step down from full-time status after 27 years on the bench.
Wolf said in a letter to President Obama that he will take senior status at the beginning of 2013, when his rotating tenure as chief judge for the district of Massachusetts ends. US District Judge Patti B. Saris is slated to become the next chief judge.
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I had the pleasure of meeting Judge Wolf recently at a musical event. I immediately expressed my gratitude, as a citizen, for his career in the law. I am not a lawyer...and that is the point. In my lifetime I'm sure there have been many great judges who have used their intelligence and integrity with uncommon courage and wisdom. I think of Earl Warren, John Sirica and Mark Wolf but I'm sure there are many others who do their good work day in and day out. We depend on that commitment to make our country safe, secure and worthy of respect.