First Circuit
Jeffrey R. Howard
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
- George W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA10209
- Nominated
- Sept. 4, 2001
- Committee hearing
- April 11, 2002
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)April 18, 2002
- Senate vote
- 99–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- April 23, 2002
- Commissioned
- May 3, 2002
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2015until Jan. 1, 2022
- Senior status
- March 31, 2022
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 23panel identified Sat on the panel in FOMB v. U.S. Bank National Association
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Sept. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Aug. 26panel identified Sat on the panel in Fellers v. Kelley
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Aug. 25
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Aug. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Pereira Alves v. Blanche
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Aug. 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Kyick Holdings, LLC v. Bessent
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Guzman v. Blanche
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July 30
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Irizarry-Irizarry
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July 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Flaherty v. Amigos Del Mar LTD.
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July 6
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June 16panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Acevedo-Rodriguez
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| FOMB v. U.S. Bank National Association | 25-1749 | Decided | Sept. 23, 2026 | |
| D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security | 26-1212 | Decided | Sept. 18, 2026 | |
| Fellers v. Kelley | 25-1442 | Decided | Aug. 26, 2026 | |
| Russo v. New Hampshire Neurospine Institute, P.A. | 25-1519 | Decided | Aug. 25, 2026 | |
| Pereira Alves v. Blanche | 25-1026 | Decided | Aug. 24, 2026 | |
| Kyick Holdings, LLC v. Bessent | 25-1429 | Decided | Aug. 17, 2026 | |
| Guzman v. Blanche | 25-1351 | Decided | Aug. 7, 2026 | |
| North End Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. City of Boston | 25-1063 | Decided | July 30, 2026 | |
| United States v. Irizarry-Irizarry | 23-1975 | Decided | July 24, 2026 | |
| Flaherty v. Amigos Del Mar LTD. | 25-1735 | Decided | July 8, 2026 | |
| Rhode Island Truck Ctr v. Daimler Trucks North America | 22-1913 | Decided | July 6, 2026 | |
| United States v. Acevedo-Rodriguez | 24-1455 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| United States v. McKenzie | 24-2087 | Decided | June 12, 2026 | |
| Hernandez Zorilla v. FOMB | 25-1993 | Decided | June 12, 2026 | |
| Muchiri v. Blanche | 25-1340, 25-1544 | Decided | June 3, 2026 | |
| United States v. Pilson | 24-1356 | Decided | June 1, 2026 | |
| Buckley v. Blanche | 24-1957, 25-1186 | Decided | May 29, 2026 | |
| Courtemanche v. Noble | 25-1386 | Decided | May 28, 2026 | |
| USA, ex rel. Solano v. Barton Associates, Inc. | 25-1309 | Decided | May 28, 2026 | |
| Vasquez-Chavez v. Bondi | 25-1306 | Decided | May 22, 2026 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Brox v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vyd & Nantucket S.S. Auth. | First Circuit | Jan. 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Mello | First Circuit | Jan. 7, 2026 |
| Opinion | Garrey v. Kelly | First Circuit | Dec. 12, 2025 |
| Opinion | Martinez v. Salisbury | First Circuit | Nov. 4, 2025 |
| Opinion | Waleyko v. Del Toro | First Circuit | July 25, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Capozzi | First Circuit | July 2, 2025 |
| Opinion | Avdeeva v. Tucker | First Circuit | May 28, 2025 |
| Opinion | Doe v. Rhode Island Interscholastic League | First Circuit | May 16, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Umeh | First Circuit | April 2, 2025 |
| Opinion | Admiral Insurance Company v. Tocci Building Corporation | First Circuit | Nov. 8, 2024 |
| Opinion | Figueroa v. Garland | First Circuit | Oct. 17, 2024 |
| Opinion | Watson v. Edmark | First Circuit | Sept. 30, 2024 |
| Opinion | Santana de la Rosa v. Santana de la Rosa | First Circuit | Sept. 25, 2024 |
| Opinion | Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Digitas, Inc. | First Circuit | Sept. 25, 2024 |
| Opinion | Toth v. Everly Well, Inc. | First Circuit | Sept. 25, 2024 |
| Opinion | Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Wilson | First Circuit | Sept. 17, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Kumar | First Circuit | Aug. 12, 2024 |
| Opinion | D'Pergo Custom Guitars, Inc. v. Sweetwater Sound, Inc. | First Circuit | July 30, 2024 |
| Opinion | G.P. v. Garland | First Circuit | June 11, 2024 |
| Opinion | Tulung v. Garland | First Circuit | May 21, 2024 |