Julie Rikelman


Active
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Biden · 2023 3 years on the bench
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Class
Active
Appointed by
President Joseph Biden
Commissioned
June 23, 2023
Years of service
3 years on the bench
Official biography
Court biography →

Authored opinions (40 recorded, Apr 2025–Sep 2026)

US v. Maldonado-Maldonado — Apr 11, 2025 Miya Water Projects Netherlands B.V. v. FOMB — May 19, 2025 US v. Soto-Sanchez — May 27, 2025 US v. Vavic — May 30, 2025 US v. Burgos-Montes — Jun 30, 2025 Da Silva Borges v. Bondi — Jul 18, 2025 US v. Coleman — Jul 21, 2025 Doe v. City of Boston — Jul 25, 2025 Appleton v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA — Jul 29, 2025 US v. Vick — Jul 30, 2025 Cruz-Cedeno v. Vega-Moral — Aug 8, 2025 US v. Morales-Ortiz — Aug 19, 2025 US v. Negron-Cruz — Aug 28, 2025 US v. Medina — Sep 9, 2025 Maldonado-Gonzalez v. Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority — Oct 24, 2025 Blakesley v. Marcus — Oct 31, 2025 Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins — Nov 7, 2025 Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins — Nov 9, 2025 Aprileo v. Clapprood — Nov 10, 2025 US v. Maldonado-Vargas — Nov 14, 2025 Restrepo Castano v. Bondi — Nov 26, 2025 US v. SpineFrontier, Inc. — Nov 26, 2025 J.S.H. v. Newton — Jan 14, 2026 US v. Papantoniadis — Jan 21, 2026 Cante Mijangos v. Bondi — Feb 18, 2026 John B. Cruz Construction Co., Inc. v. Beacon Communities Corp. — Mar 4, 2026 Abdisalam v. Strategic Delivery Solutions, LLC — Mar 17, 2026 State of Washington v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Apr 1, 2026 National Alliance to End Homelessness v. US Department of Housing and Urban Development — Apr 1, 2026 St. John v. Campbell — Apr 29, 2026 Friedman v. Central Maine Power Company — Apr 29, 2026 US v. Rosa-Borges — May 1, 2026 US v. Fernandez-Santos — May 15, 2026 USA, ex rel. Solano v. Barton Associates, Inc. — May 28, 2026 US v. Maldonado-Maldonado — Jun 8, 2026 US v. Daigle — Jun 10, 2026 US v. Gonzalez-Arocho — Jul 9, 2026 US v. Cooper — Aug 6, 2026 Hurley v. Curtis — Aug 21, 2026 US v. Levasseur — Sep 16, 2026 2025 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 392 tagged published First Circuit opinions. Consolidated cases are counted once.

Published cases decided
117
In majority
116
Wrote majority
40
Maj. rate
99%
Court average: 99%
Concurrences
0
Concur. in J.
1
Dissents
0
Partial diss.
0

Most frequent panel partners

David J. Barron 56 times in the majority together
Seth R. Aframe 30 times in the majority together
Gustavo A. Gelpí 29 times in the majority together
Kermit V. Lipez 25 times in the majority together
Lara E. Montecalvo 18 times in the majority together
O. Rogeriee Thompson 16 times in the majority together

Notable opinions authored

Jul 18, 2025 Granted

Da Silva Borges v. Bondi

Sep 4, 2025 Stay pending appeal — Denied · joined majority

Orr v. Trump

Sep 11, 2025 Stay pending appeal — Denied · joined majority

State of Rhode Island v. Trump

Recent opinions authored