Joshua D. Dunlap


Active
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Trump · 2025 Less than one year on the bench
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Class
Active
Appointed by
President Donald Trump
Commissioned
November 7, 2025
Years of service
Less than one year on the bench
Official biography
Court biography →

Authored opinions (18 recorded, Jan 2026–Sep 2026)

US v. Del-Valle-Camacho — Jan 14, 2026 US v. Maldonado-Velazquez — Jan 16, 2026 US ex rel. Sargent v. Collins — Jan 22, 2026 Kolackovsky v. Town of Rockport — Jan 22, 2026 Urizar-Mota v. US — Mar 27, 2026 US v. Roache — Mar 30, 2026 Putnam v. EPR Properties — Apr 28, 2026 US v. Sepetu — May 15, 2026 US v. Deschambault — May 18, 2026 Flaherty v. Amigos Del Mar LTD. — Jul 8, 2026 Farid v. Trustees of Dartmouth College — Jul 13, 2026 Bruno Project Rescue, Inc. v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — Jul 13, 2026 Czerno v. General Electric Company — Jul 14, 2026 Rhode Island Truck Ctr., LLC v. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC — Jul 17, 2026 Bangs v. Blanche — Aug 11, 2026 Pereira Alves v. Blanche — Aug 24, 2026 Bromfield v. Blanche — Aug 25, 2026 US v. Parsons — Sep 11, 2026 2026 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 (January 2026), not the judge’s first day on the bench; earlier opinions may predate it.

Judicial activity

Drawn from 392 tagged published First Circuit opinions. Consolidated cases are counted once.

Published cases decided
46
In majority
44
Wrote majority
18
Maj. rate
96%
Court average: 99%
Concurrences
1
Concur. in J.
0
Dissents
2
Partial diss.
0

Most frequent panel partners

Seth R. Aframe 18 times in the majority together
Gustavo A. Gelpí 15 times in the majority together
Sandra L. Lynch 13 times in the majority together
O. Rogeriee Thompson 10 times in the majority together
Lara E. Montecalvo 8 times in the majority together
Jeffrey R. Howard 7 times in the majority together

Notable opinions authored

May 20, 2026 Injunction pending appeal — Denied · wrote concurrence

In re Motion to Quash Admin. Subpoena to RI Hosp.

Recent opinions authored