She held a series of jobs in law before being named a federal judge by President Clinton in 1994--her bosses have included Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-56 (D-Mass.), former Governor William F. Weld '66 and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.
Now she's back in Boston after several years in Washington.
Saris says she is excited at the possibility of giving back to a school that gave her so much. Over the years she has remained involved in Harvard affairs--participating in an intellectual renewal seminar at Radcliffe, visiting Hillel and being named Class Marshall at her 25th reunion.