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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA10602
Nominated
Oct. 6, 2009
Committee hearing
Dec. 1, 2009
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Jan. 21, 2010
Senate vote
98–0Roll Call
Confirmed
March 17, 2010
Commissioned
March 30, 2010
ABA rating
Qualified
Senior status
Sept. 21, 2022

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
President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Harvard Graduate Students Union - UAW, Local 5118 25-1598 Decided Sept. 29, 2026 Authored
United States v. Kinrys 24-1716 Decided Sept. 21, 2026
Doe v. Smith 25-1373 Decided Sept. 15, 2026
Roberge v. Travelers Prop. Casualty Co. of America 24-1040 Decided Sept. 11, 2026 Authored
United States v. Parsons 25-1443 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
Instituto Medico del Norte, Inc. v. Greengift Capital, LLC 23-1314 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
McDonald v. United States 21-1114 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Air-Con, Inc. v. Daikin Applied Latin America, LLC 24-1863 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
5-Star General Store v. American Express Company 25-1023 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Nicholls v. Veolia Water Contract Operations USA, Inc. 24-1931 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Cruz v. UIA 23-2011 Decided July 24, 2026
Grant v. Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 25-1555 Decided July 24, 2026 Authored
United States v. Omoruyi 24-1562 Decided July 15, 2026
Adames-Garcia v. Divris 25-1187 Decided July 14, 2026 Authored
Czerno v. General Electric Company 25-1314 Decided July 14, 2026
United States v. Gonzalez-Arocho 25-1041 Decided July 9, 2026
United States v. Johnson 24-1467 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
Hernandez v. Blanche 24-1482 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
Lopez Collazo v. Ruiz-Feliciano 24-1745 Decided June 30, 2026
United States v. Baxter 25-1056 Decided June 16, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Harvard Graduate Students Union - UAW, Local 5118 First Circuit Sept. 29, 2026
Opinion Roberge v. Travelers Prop. Casualty Co. of America First Circuit Sept. 11, 2026
Opinion Instituto Medico del Norte, Inc. v. Greengift Capital, LLC First Circuit Sept. 2, 2026
Opinion McDonald v. United States First Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion Grant v. Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts First Circuit July 24, 2026
Dissent Adames-Garcia v. Divris First Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion United States v. Johnson First Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion Hernandez v. Blanche First Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion Hernandez-Castrodad v. Steidel-Figueroa First Circuit July 1, 2026
Opinion of the Court Cortes-Ramos v. Martin-Morales First Circuit June 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rodriguez-Reyes First Circuit June 10, 2026
Opinion United States v. Pilson First Circuit June 1, 2026
Opinion United States v. Garcia-Toro First Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion United States v. Middleton First Circuit May 8, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ortiz-Colon First Circuit May 6, 2026
Opinion Usma Acosta v. Blanche First Circuit May 1, 2026
Opinion Vernaliz Perez v. FEMA First Circuit April 22, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ross First Circuit April 2, 2026
Concurrence Villalobos-Santana v. PR Police Department First Circuit April 2, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ponzo First Circuit April 1, 2026