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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA10210
Nominated
Jan. 8, 2024
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Jan. 18, 2024
Senate vote
49–40Roll Call
Confirmed
May 20, 2024
Commissioned
May 23, 2024
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
DiFronzo v. City of Somerville 25-1210 Decided Sept. 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. Kinrys 24-1716 Decided Sept. 21, 2026 Authored
Berkey International, LLC v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 24-1917 Decided Sept. 18, 2026
D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security 26-1212 Decided Sept. 18, 2026 Authored
United States v. Levasseur 24-1687 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
Savage v. City of Springfield 24-1720 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
United States v. Parsons 25-1443 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
Espinoza Benitez v. Blanche 25-2029 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Velez-Ramirez 24-1049 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Russo v. New Hampshire Neurospine Institute, P.A. 25-1519 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
Air-Con, Inc. v. Daikin Applied Latin America, LLC 24-1863 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
In Re: Apellis Pharm., Inc. Securities Litigation v. 25-1383 Decided Aug. 19, 2026 Authored
SEC v. Gastauer 25-1194 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 26-1703 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Cosel v. Wendt 25-1575 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
Urena v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. of America 25-2054 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Guzman v. Blanche 25-1351 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Cooper 24-1769 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
United States v. Andino-Arroyo 24-1978 Decided Aug. 4, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion DiFronzo v. City of Somerville First Circuit Sept. 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Kinrys First Circuit Sept. 21, 2026
Opinion D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security First Circuit Sept. 18, 2026
Opinion United States v. Velez-Ramirez First Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion Russo v. New Hampshire Neurospine Institute, P.A. First Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion In Re: Apellis Pharm., Inc. Securities Litigation v. First Circuit Aug. 19, 2026
Opinion Cosel v. Wendt First Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion Guzman v. Blanche First Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion Kim v. Blanche First Circuit July 30, 2026
Opinion Rana v. Blanche First Circuit July 23, 2026
Opinion Recchia v. Campbell First Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Premca Extra Income Fund LP v. Angle First Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion Buckley v. Blanche First Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion Courtemanche v. Noble First Circuit May 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Padilla-Galarza First Circuit May 6, 2026
Opinion Lopez Martinez v. Blanche First Circuit April 23, 2026
Opinion United States v. Nieves-Diaz First Circuit April 14, 2026
Opinion Beckwith v. Frey First Circuit April 3, 2026
Opinion Ocasio v. Comision Estatal de Elecciones First Circuit April 1, 2026
Opinion Ramos Ramos v. Jordan-Conde First Circuit March 25, 2026