William Joseph Kayatta Jr.

Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Title

Judge

Appointed by

Barack ObamaDemocratic

Seat

CA10311

Nominated

Jan. 4, 2013

Committee action

Reported (favorably)Feb. 7, 2013

Senate vote

88–12Roll Call

Confirmed

Feb. 13, 2013

Commissioned

Feb. 14, 2013

ABA rating

Well Qualified

Senior status

Oct. 31, 2024

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.

Source Congress.gov. A nomination appears here when the name matches this judge exactly; the Federal Judicial Center record above remains the authority for service actually served.

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

• Sept. 30
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Pastrana-Roman
• Sept. 11
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Pena de la Cruz
• Aug. 25
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Bromfield v. Blanche
• Aug. 21
  opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Bourget
• Aug. 19
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in SEC v. Gastauer
• Aug. 19
  panel identified Sat on the panel in In Re: Apellis Pharm., Inc. Securities Litigation v.
• Aug. 13
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in LUMA Energy LLC v. Puerto Rico Dep't of Consumer Affairs
• Aug. 11
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Cosel v. Wendt
• July 30
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in North End Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. City of Boston
• July 13
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Buccieri v. Brewster Ambulance Service, Inc.
• July 7
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Taylor v. Cao
• July 6
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Fulcar

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

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