Senior
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
G.W. Bush · 2002 24 years on the bench
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
G.W. Bush · 2002 24 years on the bench
- Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Class
- Senior
- Seat
- Senior Judge
- Appointed by
- President George W. Bush
- Commissioned
- May 3, 2002
- Years of service
- 24 years on the bench
- Assumed senior status
- March 31, 2022
- Education
-
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1981Plymouth State College, B.A., 1978
- Official biography
- Court biography →
Authored opinions (10 recorded, Apr 2025–Nov 2026)
Each mark is a majority opinion this judge wrote; hover for the case (hollow marks were later vacated). The timeline begins with the earliest opinion in the database (April 2025), not the judge’s first day on the bench; earlier opinions may predate it.
Judicial activity
Drawn from 424 tagged published First Circuit opinions. Consolidated cases are counted once.
Published cases decided
75
In majority
75
Wrote majority
10
Maj. rate
100%
Court average: 99%
Concurrences
1
Concur. in J.
0
Dissents
0
Partial diss.
0
Most frequent panel partners
David J. Barron 23 times in the majority together
Gustavo A. Gelpí 22 times in the majority together
Sandra L. Lynch 22 times in the majority together
Seth R. Aframe 21 times in the majority together
Julie Rikelman 17 times in the majority together
Lara E. Montecalvo 13 times in the majority together