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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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