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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.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed 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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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