First Circuit
Lara Elizabeth Montecalvo
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
- CA10603
- Nominated
- May 19, 2022
- Committee hearing
- May 25, 2022
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 16, 2022
- Senate vote
- 52–47Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Sept. 14, 2022
- Commissioned
- Sept. 20, 2022
- 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. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Kinrys
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Sept. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Sept. 16panel identified Sat on the panel in Savage v. City of Springfield
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Sept. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Linardon v. Walsh
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Sept. 11opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Pena de la Cruz
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Sept. 2
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Sept. 1opinion issued Authored the opinion in de la Fuente Diaz v. Gonzalez Colon
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Aug. 21opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Bourget
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Aug. 19
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Aug. 14
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Aug. 13opinion issued Authored the opinion in Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz
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Aug. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Andino-Arroyo
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | United States v. Pena de la Cruz | First Circuit | Sept. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | de la Fuente Diaz v. Gonzalez Colon | First Circuit | Sept. 1, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Bourget | First Circuit | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | 5-Star General Store v. American Express Company | First Circuit | Aug. 19, 2026 |
| Opinion | Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz | First Circuit | Aug. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Irizarry-Irizarry | First Circuit | July 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Omoruyi | First Circuit | July 15, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. da Conceicao-Level | First Circuit | June 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | Santos-Pagan v. Bayamon Medical Center | First Circuit | June 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Pimental | First Circuit | May 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Giang | First Circuit | April 22, 2026 |
| Opinion | Kendell Seafood Imports, Inc. v. Mark Foods, LLC | First Circuit | March 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Holland v. Elevance Health, Inc. | First Circuit | March 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Khanal v. Bondi | First Circuit | Feb. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Donovan v. Massachusetts Parole Board | First Circuit | Dec. 23, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Yu | First Circuit | Dec. 11, 2025 |
| Opinion | Dor v. Bondi | First Circuit | Dec. 1, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Castillo | First Circuit | Oct. 24, 2025 |
| Opinion | Federated Mutual Insurance Company v. Peterson's Oil Service, Inc. | First Circuit | Sept. 8, 2025 |
| Opinion | Perales-Munoz v. United States | First Circuit | Sept. 2, 2025 |