First Circuit
Bruce Marshall Selya
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Ronald ReaganRepublican
- Seat
- CA10601
- Nominated
- Sept. 26, 1986
- Committee hearing
- Oct. 1, 1986
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Oct. 2, 1986
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Oct. 8, 1986
- Commissioned
- Oct. 14, 1986
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Senior status
- Dec. 31, 2006
- Service ended
- Feb. 22, 2025Death
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island | Judge | Aug. 18, 1982 | Nov. 24, 1986 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Ronald Reagan |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Judge | Oct. 14, 1986 | Feb. 22, 2025 Death | Ronald Reagan |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Feb. 19, 2025opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Vasquez-Landaver
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Jan. 23, 2025
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Jan. 17, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Rodrique v. Hearst Communications, Inc.
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Jan. 16, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Sutherland v. Peterson's Oil Service, Inc.
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Dec. 16, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Viana Guedes v. Mayorkas
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Dec. 16, 2024
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Dec. 13, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Lopez-Quinteros v. Garland
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Dec. 13, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Mondzali Bopaka v. Garland
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Dec. 12, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Baez v. BayMark Detoxification Services, Inc.
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Dec. 5, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Escobar Larin v. Garland
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Dec. 2, 2024
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Nov. 25, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Andruchuk
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Vasquez-Landaver | 24-1010 | Decided | Feb. 19, 2025 | Authored |
| Rodriguez v. Encompass Health Rehab. Hosp. of San Juan, Inc. | 23-1929 | Decided | Jan. 23, 2025 | Authored |
| Rodrique v. Hearst Communications, Inc. | 24-1289 | Decided | Jan. 17, 2025 | |
| Sutherland v. Peterson's Oil Service, Inc. | 24-1431 | Decided | Jan. 16, 2025 | |
| Ripoli v. State of Rhode Island Department of Human Services | 23-1970 | Decided | Dec. 16, 2024 | Authored |
| Viana Guedes v. Mayorkas | 24-1228 | Decided | Dec. 16, 2024 | |
| Lopez-Quinteros v. Garland | 23-1890 | Decided | Dec. 13, 2024 | |
| Mondzali Bopaka v. Garland | 24-1201 | Decided | Dec. 13, 2024 | |
| Baez v. BayMark Detoxification Services, Inc. | 24-1490 | Decided | Dec. 12, 2024 | |
| Escobar Larin v. Garland | 24-1428 | Decided | Dec. 5, 2024 | |
| Beijing Abace Biology Co., Ltd. v. Zhang | 24-1424 | Decided | Dec. 2, 2024 | Authored |
| United States v. Andruchuk | 23-1551 | Decided | Nov. 25, 2024 | Authored |
| United States v. Bailey | 23-1685 | Decided | Nov. 20, 2024 | |
| US Ghost Adventures, LLC v. Miss Lizzie's Coffee LLC | 23-2000 | Decided | Nov. 15, 2024 | Authored |
| Cortez-Mejia v. Garland | 23-1717 | Decided | Nov. 15, 2024 | Authored |
| Medina-Suguilanda v. Garland | 23-2031 | Decided | Nov. 14, 2024 | |
| United States v. Santana-Aviles | 22-1654 | Decided | Oct. 22, 2024 | Authored |
| Garcia Oliva v. Garland | 23-1841 | Decided | Oct. 21, 2024 | Authored |
| United States v. Jackson | 24-1009 | Decided | Sept. 30, 2024 | Authored |
| Toth v. Everly Well, Inc. | 23-1727 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2024 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | United States v. Vasquez-Landaver | First Circuit | Feb. 19, 2025 |
| Opinion | Rodriguez v. Encompass Health Rehab. Hosp. of San Juan, Inc. | First Circuit | Jan. 23, 2025 |
| Opinion | Ripoli v. State of Rhode Island Department of Human Services | First Circuit | Dec. 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | Beijing Abace Biology Co., Ltd. v. Zhang | First Circuit | Dec. 2, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Andruchuk | First Circuit | Nov. 25, 2024 |
| Opinion | US Ghost Adventures, LLC v. Miss Lizzie's Coffee LLC | First Circuit | Nov. 15, 2024 |
| Opinion | Cortez-Mejia v. Garland | First Circuit | Nov. 15, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Santana-Aviles | First Circuit | Oct. 22, 2024 |
| Opinion | Garcia Oliva v. Garland | First Circuit | Oct. 21, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Jackson | First Circuit | Sept. 30, 2024 |
| Opinion | Bonnet v. Whitaker | First Circuit | Sept. 25, 2024 |
| Opinion | St. Jean v. Marchilli | First Circuit | Sept. 23, 2024 |
| Opinion | Alam & Sarker, LLC v. United States | First Circuit | Aug. 27, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Elliott | First Circuit | Aug. 27, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Melendez | First Circuit | Aug. 23, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Rodriguez | First Circuit | Aug. 23, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Rivera-Gerena | First Circuit | Aug. 14, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Reardon | First Circuit | Aug. 5, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Gonzalez-Rivera | First Circuit | Aug. 5, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Mendes | First Circuit | July 11, 2024 |