Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
MAD0902
Nominated
July 31, 2014
Committee hearing
Sept. 17, 2014
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 20, 2014
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Dec. 16, 2014
Commissioned
Dec. 19, 2014
ABA rating
Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
United States v. Rosario-Orangel 20-1275 Decided Oct. 23, 2026
Google LLC v. Valtrus Innovations Ltd. 24-1945 Decided Oct. 19, 2026
Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc. v. Safe Foods Corp. 24-2160 Decided May 4, 2026
United States v. Delgado 21-1855 Decided July 3, 2024
Santiago-Martinez v. Fundacion Damas, Inc. 21-1718 Decided Feb. 16, 2024
Coughlin v. Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Ind 21-1153P Decided May 6, 2022
Xu v. Garland 19-1044P Decided Feb. 18, 2022
Kellogg-Roe v. Gerry 20-1408P Decided Nov. 22, 2021
Pietrangelo v. Sununu 21-1366P Decided Oct. 1, 2021
NCTA - The Internet & TV Ass'n v. Frey 20-1431P Decided Aug. 3, 2021

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Camara de Mercadeo v. Emanuelli Hernandez First Circuit June 29, 2023
Opinion Bonner v. Triple-S Vida, Inc. First Circuit May 19, 2023
Opinion United States v. Rogers First Circuit Nov. 4, 2021
Opinion Gomes v. Garland First Circuit Nov. 3, 2021