Joshua Dale Dunlap

Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Title

Judge

Appointed by

Donald J. TrumpRepublican

Seat

CA10312

Nominated

July 15, 2025

Committee hearing

July 30, 2025

Committee action

Reported (favorably)Sept. 11, 2025

Senate vote

52–46Roll Call

Confirmed

Nov. 4, 2025

Commissioned

Nov. 7, 2025

ABA rating

Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.

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Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

• Sept. 29
  panel identified Sat on the panel in President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Harvard Graduate Students Union - UAW, Local 5118
• Sept. 23
  panel identified Sat on the panel in FOMB v. U.S. Bank National Association
• Sept. 15
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Doe v. Smith
• Sept. 11
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Linardon v. Walsh
• Sept. 11
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Parsons
• Aug. 28
  panel identified Sat on the panel in McDonald v. United States
• Aug. 28
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Velez-Ramirez
• Aug. 25
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Russo v. New Hampshire Neurospine Institute, P.A.
• Aug. 25
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Bromfield v. Blanche
• Aug. 24
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Pereira Alves v. Blanche
• Aug. 14
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Aug. 13
  panel identified Sat on the panel in LUMA Energy LLC v. Puerto Rico Dep't of Consumer Affairs

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

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