First Circuit
David Jeremiah Barron
Chief 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
- 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.
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Sept. 16panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Levasseur
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Sept. 11
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Gonzalez
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Sept. 1panel identified Sat on the panel in de la Fuente Diaz v. Gonzalez Colon
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Aug. 28
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Aug. 24opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Reynoso
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Skeffington v. Curtis
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Aug. 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Giguere v. Tardif
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Aug. 11
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Aug. 7
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July 30panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Gonzalez
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July 30
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |