First Circuit
Julie Rikelman
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
- Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
- Seat
- CA10403
- Nominated
- Jan. 3, 2023
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Feb. 9, 2023
- Senate vote
- 51–43Roll Call
- Confirmed
- June 20, 2023
- Commissioned
- June 23, 2023
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 30panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Pastrana-Roman
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Sept. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in Parente v. Lefebvre
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Sept. 23
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Sept. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in DiFronzo v. City of Somerville
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Sept. 16opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Levasseur
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Sept. 1panel identified Sat on the panel in Espinoza Benitez v. Blanche
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Aug. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Citation Insurance Company v. Broan-NuTone LLC
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Aug. 26opinion issued Concurred in Fellers v. Kelley
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Aug. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Reynoso
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Aug. 21opinion issued Authored the opinion in Skeffington v. Curtis
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Aug. 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Giguere v. Tardif
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Bangs v. Blanche
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| United States v. Pastrana-Roman | 25-1178 | Decided | Sept. 30, 2026 | |
| Parente v. Lefebvre | 24-1098 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 | |
| FOMB v. U.S. Bank National Association | 25-1749 | Decided | Sept. 23, 2026 | Authored |
| DiFronzo v. City of Somerville | 25-1210 | Decided | Sept. 21, 2026 | |
| United States v. Levasseur | 24-1687 | Decided | Sept. 16, 2026 | Authored |
| Espinoza Benitez v. Blanche | 25-2029 | Decided | Sept. 1, 2026 | |
| Citation Insurance Company v. Broan-NuTone LLC | 25-1426 | Decided | Aug. 28, 2026 | |
| Fellers v. Kelley | 25-1442 | Decided | Aug. 26, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Reynoso | 25-1328 | Decided | Aug. 24, 2026 | |
| Skeffington v. Curtis | 25-1834 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | Authored |
| Giguere v. Tardif | 25-1831 | Decided | Aug. 17, 2026 | |
| Bangs v. Blanche | 25-1820 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | |
| Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. USDA | 25-1428 | Decided | Aug. 7, 2026 | |
| United States v. Cooper | 24-1769 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Gonzalez-Arocho | 25-1041 | Decided | July 9, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Fulcar | 24-1524 | Decided | July 6, 2026 | |
| United States v. Rosado Maldonado | 25-1079 | Decided | July 6, 2026 | |
| United States v. da Conceicao-Level | 24-1235 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| United States v. Daigle | 24-1889 | Decided | June 10, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Maldonado-Maldonado | 25-1607 | Decided | June 8, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | FOMB v. U.S. Bank National Association | First Circuit | Sept. 23, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Levasseur | First Circuit | Sept. 16, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Fellers v. Kelley | First Circuit | Aug. 26, 2026 |
| Opinion | Skeffington v. Curtis | First Circuit | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Cooper | First Circuit | Aug. 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Gonzalez-Arocho | First Circuit | July 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Daigle | First Circuit | June 10, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Maldonado-Maldonado | First Circuit | June 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | USA, ex rel. Solano v. Barton Associates, Inc. | First Circuit | May 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Fernandez-Santos | First Circuit | May 15, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Rosa-Borges | First Circuit | May 1, 2026 |
| Opinion | St. John v. Campbell | First Circuit | April 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | Friedman v. Central Maine Power Company | First Circuit | April 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | Abdisalam v. Strategic Delivery Solutions, LLC | First Circuit | March 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | John B. Cruz Construction Co., Inc. v. Beacon Communities Corp. | First Circuit | March 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | Cante Mijangos v. Bondi | First Circuit | Feb. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Papantoniadis | First Circuit | Jan. 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | J.S.H. v. Newton | First Circuit | Jan. 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. SpineFrontier, Inc. | First Circuit | Nov. 26, 2025 |
| Opinion | Restrepo Castano v. Bondi | First Circuit | Nov. 26, 2025 |