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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA10502
Nominated
May 12, 2021
Committee hearing
June 23, 2021
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 22, 2021
Senate vote
52–41Roll Call
Confirmed
Oct. 18, 2021
Commissioned
Oct. 19, 2021
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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 Puerto Rico Judge Aug. 1, 2006 Oct. 20, 2021 Appointment to Another Judicial Position George W. Bush
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge Oct. 19, 2021 In service Joseph R. Biden

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
President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Harvard Graduate Students Union - UAW, Local 5118 25-1598 Decided Sept. 29, 2026
DiFronzo v. City of Somerville 25-1210 Decided Sept. 21, 2026
Berkey International, LLC v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 24-1917 Decided Sept. 18, 2026 Authored
Doe v. Smith 25-1373 Decided Sept. 15, 2026
Linardon v. Walsh 25-1541 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
Instituto Medico del Norte, Inc. v. Greengift Capital, LLC 23-1314 Decided Sept. 2, 2026
McDonald v. United States 21-1114 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Pereira Alves v. Blanche 25-1026 Decided Aug. 24, 2026
5-Star General Store v. American Express Company 25-1023 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Perry v. Spencer 16-2444U Decided Feb. 21, 2024
Powers v. Receivables Performance Management, LLC 22-1500 Decided June 8, 2023
United States v. Munera-Gomez 22-1473 Decided June 7, 2023 Authored
United States v. Iwuanyanwu 22-1297 Decided May 30, 2023 Authored
United States v. Ruiz-Valle 21-1937 Decided May 26, 2023 Authored
United States v. Rivera-Nazario 21-1597 Decided May 25, 2023 Authored
Green Enterprises, LLC v. Hiscox Syndicates Limited at Lloyd's of London 21-1542 Decided May 19, 2023
Michel v. Mayorkas 22-1465 Decided May 11, 2023 Authored
Mendez Esteban v. Garland 22-1215 Decided May 11, 2023
Sullivan v. etectRx, Inc. 22-1488 Decided May 11, 2023
United States v. Winczuk 22-1190 Decided May 2, 2023

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Berkey International, LLC v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency First Circuit Sept. 18, 2026
Opinion United States v. Gonzalez First Circuit Sept. 4, 2026
Opinion Kyick Holdings, LLC v. Bessent First Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion Rodriguez-Cotto v. Gonzalez-Colon First Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion United States v. Gonzalez First Circuit July 30, 2026
Opinion Wilson v. Iguana Sport Services, Corp. First Circuit July 15, 2026
Opinion of the Court Adames-Garcia v. Divris First Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion Lopez Collazo v. Ruiz-Feliciano First Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion United States v. Colon-Vazquez First Circuit June 26, 2026
Opinion United States v. Acevedo-Rodriguez First Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion United States v. Baxter First Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion Crawford v. Salve Regina University First Circuit June 11, 2026
Opinion Crespo-Morales v. Caro-Delgado First Circuit May 22, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ortiz-Rodriguez First Circuit May 20, 2026
Opinion Lantigua-Nunez v. US Coast Guard First Circuit May 1, 2026
Opinion Taveras Martinez v. Blanche First Circuit April 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Calderin-Pascual First Circuit April 3, 2026
Opinion Hellman v. Mass Dep't of Elementary and Secondary Education First Circuit March 20, 2026
Opinion Hodzic v. Bondi First Circuit March 19, 2026
Opinion Powell v. The Campbell's Company First Circuit March 4, 2026