Chief Judge
District of Rhode Island
Obama · 2011 15 years on the bench
District of Rhode Island
Obama · 2011 15 years on the bench
- Court
- District of Rhode Island
- Class
- Active
- Appointed by
- President Barack Obama
- Commissioned
- May 6, 2011
- Years of service
- 15 years on the bench
- Education
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Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D. 1983Brown University, A.B., 1980
- Official biography
- Court biography →
In the First Circuit
Of the 8 published First Circuit decisions arising from this judge’s cases, 6 were affirmed in whole and 2 reversed or vacated in whole or in part.
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Jul 6, 2026
Rhode Island Truck Ctr v. Daimler Trucks North America · Aff’d -
Jun 2, 2026
US v. Maldonado · Aff’d -
Mar 16, 2026
State of New York v. Trump · Vac’d in part -
Jan 29, 2026
Maccarone v. Siemens Industry, Inc. · Aff’d -
Nov 4, 2025
Martinez v. Salisbury · Aff’d -
Oct 29, 2025
Wright v. Martin · Rev’d -
Sep 12, 2025
Shabshelowitz v. Rhode Island Department of Public Safety · Aff’d -
Jul 25, 2025
Waleyko v. Del Toro · Aff’d
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.