Senior
District of Massachusetts
Reagan · 1986 40 years on the bench
District of Massachusetts
Reagan · 1986 40 years on the bench
- Court
- District of Massachusetts
- Class
- Senior
- Appointed by
- President Ronald Reagan
- Commissioned
- June 16, 1986
- Years of service
- 40 years on the bench
- Assumed senior status
- June 1, 2015
- Education
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Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 1975Yale University, B.A. 1969
- Official biography
- Court biography →
- Standing orders
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Links verified April 7, 2026
In the First Circuit
Of the 2 published First Circuit decisions arising from this judge’s cases, 1 was affirmed in whole and 1 reversed or vacated in whole or in part.
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Dec 16, 2025
US v. Abercrombie · Aff’d -
Jun 2, 2025
US v. Pullman · Rev’d in part
Published opinions only — a non-random, selected slice of this judge’s caseload, since most dispositions are not published. A factual record of appeals, not a performance measure or reversal rate.