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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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