First Circuit Judges
51 active and senior judges across the First Circuit—11 circuit, 40 district · Roster updated through Jul 12, 2026
First Circuit Judges
Active Judges
6Senior Judges
5Visiting Judges
1Inactive Judges
1In Memoriam
1District of Maine
Active Judges
2Senior Judges
3Inactive Judges
3District of Massachusetts
Active Judges
11Senior Judges
7Inactive Judges
2In Memoriam
1District of New Hampshire
Active Judges
3Senior Judges
2District of Puerto Rico
Active Judges
7Senior Judges
2Inactive Judges
4District of Rhode Island
Active Judges
3Inactive Judges
3Judges Sitting by Designation
Judges from outside the circuit’s own bench who have sat by designation on First Circuit panels in the last three years, drawn from the panel record.
- David F. Hamilton — 13 recorded sittings · most recently Berkey International, LLC v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Sep 18, 2026
- Smith — 7 recorded sittings · most recently Mongue v. The Wheatleigh Corporation Jan 21, 2026
- Elliott — 4 recorded sittings · most recently Cabral Fortes Tomar v. Bondi Jan 23, 2026
- Vélez-Rivé — 4 recorded sittings · most recently Zapet-Alvarado v. Bondi Sep 22, 2025
- Gary S. Katzmann — 1 recorded sitting · most recently Parente v. Lefebvre Sep 25, 2026
- Antongiorgi-Jordán (visiting) — 1 recorded sitting · most recently Bangs v. Blanche Aug 11, 2026
- Hamilton — 1 recorded sitting · most recently US v. Colon-Vazquez Jun 26, 2026
The current Supreme Court Justice responsible for the First Circuit is Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.