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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA10107
Nominated
Jan. 6, 2014
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Jan. 16, 2014
Senate vote
53–45Roll Call
Confirmed
May 22, 2014
Commissioned
May 23, 2014
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2022

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. Levasseur 24-1687 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
Roberge v. Travelers Prop. Casualty Co. of America 24-1040 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
United States v. Gonzalez 24-1013 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
de la Fuente Diaz v. Gonzalez Colon 25-1638 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
Citation Insurance Company v. Broan-NuTone LLC 25-1426 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
United States v. Reynoso 25-1328 Decided Aug. 24, 2026 Authored
Skeffington v. Curtis 25-1834 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Giguere v. Tardif 25-1831 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
Urena v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. of America 25-2054 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. USDA 25-1428 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
North End Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. City of Boston 25-1063 Decided July 30, 2026
United States v. Gonzalez 24-2086 Decided July 30, 2026
United States v. Irizarry-Irizarry 23-1975 Decided July 24, 2026
Cruz v. UIA 23-2011 Decided July 24, 2026 Authored
Rana v. Blanche 25-1862 Decided July 23, 2026
Wilson v. Iguana Sport Services, Corp. 25-1064 Decided July 15, 2026
Rhode Island Truck Ctr v. Daimler Trucks North America 22-1913 Decided July 6, 2026 Authored
United States v. Rosado Maldonado 25-1079 Decided July 6, 2026 Authored
United States v. Fulcar 24-1524 Decided July 6, 2026 Authored
Hernandez-Castrodad v. Steidel-Figueroa 23-1872 Decided July 1, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Citation Insurance Company v. Broan-NuTone LLC First Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Reynoso First Circuit Aug. 24, 2026
Opinion Urena v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. of America First Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. USDA First Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion Cruz v. UIA First Circuit July 24, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rosado Maldonado First Circuit July 6, 2026
Opinion United States v. Fulcar First Circuit July 6, 2026
Opinion Rhode Island Truck Ctr v. Daimler Trucks North America First Circuit July 6, 2026
Opinion Taker v. Blanche First Circuit June 22, 2026
Concurrence in part Cortes-Ramos v. Martin-Morales First Circuit June 12, 2026
Opinion Muchiri v. Blanche First Circuit June 3, 2026
Opinion American Federation of Gov't Employees Local 2305 v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs First Circuit May 16, 2026
Opinion United States v. Perez-Otero First Circuit May 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rebollar Osorio First Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Vizcaino-Peguero First Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Shafa First Circuit April 24, 2026
Opinion Garcia-Navarro v. Universal Insurance Company First Circuit April 10, 2026
Opinion of the Court Villalobos-Santana v. PR Police Department First Circuit April 2, 2026
Opinion Wescott v. Stanfill First Circuit April 2, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rosario-Orangel First Circuit March 20, 2026