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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA10310
Nominated
Oct. 20, 1997
Committee hearing
March 18, 1998
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 26, 1998
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
April 2, 1998
Commissioned
April 7, 1998
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Dec. 31, 2011

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
Savage v. City of Springfield 24-1720 Decided Sept. 16, 2026 Authored
United States v. Pena de la Cruz 25-1648 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
United States v. Velez-Ramirez 24-1049 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Citation Insurance Company v. Broan-NuTone LLC 25-1426 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
United States v. Reynoso 25-1328 Decided Aug. 24, 2026
Skeffington v. Curtis 25-1834 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Giguere v. Tardif 25-1831 Decided Aug. 17, 2026 Authored
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. USDA 25-1428 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Kim v. Blanche 24-2042 Decided July 30, 2026
Farid v. Trustees of Dartmouth College 25-1734 Decided July 13, 2026
Calvary Chapel Belfast v. University of Maine System 25-1452 Decided June 30, 2026 Authored
United States v. Daigle 24-1889 Decided June 10, 2026
United States v. Maldonado-Maldonado 25-1607 Decided June 8, 2026
Jordan v. Lizotte 22-1666 Decided June 5, 2026
Courtemanche v. Noble 25-1386 Decided May 28, 2026
Vasquez-Chavez v. Bondi 25-1306 Decided May 22, 2026 Authored
St. John v. Campbell 25-1354 Decided April 29, 2026
Miles v. Bowers 25-1291 Decided April 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Shafa 25-1146 Decided April 24, 2026
Kendell Seafood Imports, Inc. v. Mark Foods, LLC 25-1469 Decided March 27, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Savage v. City of Springfield First Circuit Sept. 16, 2026
Opinion Giguere v. Tardif First Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion Calvary Chapel Belfast v. University of Maine System First Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion Vasquez-Chavez v. Bondi First Circuit May 22, 2026
Opinion Miles v. Bowers First Circuit April 27, 2026
Opinion Carr v. Lizotte First Circuit March 18, 2026
Opinion United States v. Robles-Lopez First Circuit March 4, 2026
Opinion United States v. Diaz-Colon First Circuit Dec. 22, 2025
Opinion Wright v. Martin First Circuit Oct. 29, 2025
Opinion Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. v. Worldnet Telecommunications, LLC First Circuit Oct. 21, 2025
Opinion Ortiz Trejo v. Bondi First Circuit Aug. 29, 2025
Opinion Hussey v. City of Cambridge First Circuit Aug. 15, 2025
Opinion United States v. Hernandez-Rodriguez First Circuit Aug. 11, 2025
Opinion Northwestern Selecta, Inc. v. Gonzalez-Beiro First Circuit July 17, 2025
Opinion United States v. Maldonado-Negroni First Circuit June 24, 2025
Opinion Blanco Contreras v. Bondi First Circuit April 9, 2025
Opinion United States v. Vazquez-Narvaez First Circuit April 9, 2025
Opinion Badose v. Garland First Circuit Dec. 19, 2024
Opinion Torres-Estrada v. United States First Circuit Dec. 6, 2024
Opinion Cocuzzo v. Trader Joe's East Inc. First Circuit Nov. 15, 2024