First Circuit
Juan R. Torruella
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
- Ronald ReaganRepublican
- Seat
- CA10501
- Nominated
- Aug. 1, 1984
- Committee hearing
- Aug. 8, 1984
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 20, 1984
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Oct. 4, 1984
- Commissioned
- Oct. 4, 1984
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 1994until Jan. 1, 2001
- Service ended
- Oct. 26, 2020Death
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | Judge | Dec. 20, 1974 | Oct. 30, 1984 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Gerald Ford |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Judge | Oct. 4, 1984 | Oct. 26, 2020 Death | Ronald Reagan |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Oct. 15, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Simpkins
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Oct. 9, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Perez
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Oct. 9, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in Henderson v. MBTA
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Oct. 8, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Candelario-Santana
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Oct. 7, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in Villeneuve v. Avon Products, Inc.
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Oct. 7, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in Signs for Jesus v. Pembroke, NH
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Oct. 6, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Acevedo-Vazquez
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Oct. 1, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Muniz-Lopez
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Sept. 9, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in Doe v. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
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Sept. 8, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Morales-Negron
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Sept. 4, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in Reyes-Colon v. United States
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Sept. 1, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in Ryan v. ICE
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Simpkins | 19-1948P | Decided | Oct. 15, 2020 | |
| United States v. Perez | 19-1950P | Decided | Oct. 9, 2020 | |
| Henderson v. MBTA | 19-1720P | Decided | Oct. 9, 2020 | |
| United States v. Candelario-Santana | 19-1191P | Decided | Oct. 8, 2020 | |
| Villeneuve v. Avon Products, Inc. | 20-1121P | Decided | Oct. 7, 2020 | |
| Signs for Jesus v. Pembroke, NH | 17-1192P | Decided | Oct. 7, 2020 | |
| United States v. Acevedo-Vazquez | 19-1238P | Decided | Oct. 6, 2020 | |
| United States v. Muniz-Lopez | 19-1086P | Decided | Oct. 1, 2020 | |
| Doe v. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | 19-1879P | Decided | Sept. 9, 2020 | |
| United States v. Morales-Negron | 17-1181P | Decided | Sept. 8, 2020 | |
| Reyes-Colon v. United States | 19-1235P | Decided | Sept. 4, 2020 | |
| Ryan v. ICE | 19-1838P | Decided | Sept. 1, 2020 | |
| United States v. Montijo-Maysonet | 18-1640P | Decided | Sept. 1, 2020 | |
| Franjul-Soto v. Barr | 19-1859P | Decided | Aug. 24, 2020 | |
| Soto Vittini v. Barr | 19-1372P | Decided | Aug. 24, 2020 | |
| Conille v. Council 93 | 18-1038P | Decided | Aug. 24, 2020 | |
| United States v. Reyes-Correa | 19-1003P | Decided | Aug. 14, 2020 | |
| Donahue v. FNMA | 19-1618P | Decided | Aug. 14, 2020 | |
| Feliciano-Munoz v. Rebarber-Ocasio | 18-2075P | Decided | Aug. 11, 2020 | Authored |
| United States v. Cotto-Flores | 18-2013P | Decided | Aug. 10, 2020 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Feliciano-Munoz v. Rebarber-Ocasio | First Circuit | Aug. 11, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. Capelton | First Circuit | July 16, 2020 |
| Opinion | King v. United States | First Circuit | July 10, 2020 |
| Opinion | Baum-Holland v. Hilton El Con Management, LLC | First Circuit | June 30, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. Mendoza-Sanchez | First Circuit | June 30, 2020 |
| Opinion | Tomasella v. The Hershey Co. | First Circuit | June 16, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. Mendoza-Maisonet | First Circuit | June 9, 2020 |
| Opinion | In Re: HIPAA Subpoena v. | First Circuit | June 5, 2020 |
| Opinion | Thompson v. Barr | First Circuit | May 21, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. McLellan | First Circuit | May 20, 2020 |
| Opinion | Dantzler, Inc. v. S2 Services Puerto Rico, LLC | First Circuit | May 1, 2020 |
| Opinion | Imamura v. General Electric Company | First Circuit | April 24, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. Diaz-Rivera | First Circuit | April 20, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. Vaello-Madero | First Circuit | April 10, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. Garcia-Mojica | First Circuit | April 9, 2020 |
| Opinion | Perrier-Bilbo v. United States | First Circuit | April 3, 2020 |
| Opinion | Clarendon National Ins. Co. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co | First Circuit | April 1, 2020 |
| Opinion | Lyman v. Baker | First Circuit | March 31, 2020 |
| Opinion | Jalbert v. Zurich Services Corporation | First Circuit | March 20, 2020 |
| Opinion | Flaherty v. Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc | First Circuit | Dec. 23, 2019 |