Active
District of Massachusetts
Clinton · 1993 32 years on the bench
District of Massachusetts
Clinton · 1993 32 years on the bench
- Court
- District of Massachusetts
- Class
- Active
- Appointed by
- President Bill Clinton
- Commissioned
- November 24, 1993
- Years of service
- 32 years on the bench
- Education
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Harvard Law School, J.D. 1976University of Oxford, Balliol College, M.Litt. 1971Stanford University, B.A. 1968
- Official biography
- Court biography →
- Standing orders
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Links verified March 31, 2026
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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Aug 19, 2026
SEC v. Gastauer · Aff’d -
Jul 21, 2026
Recchia v. Campbell · Aff’d -
Apr 27, 2026
Miles v. Bowers · Vac’d -
Mar 17, 2026
Abdisalam v. Strategic Delivery Solutions, LLC · Aff’d -
Mar 4, 2026
John B. Cruz Construction Co., Inc. v. Beacon Communities Corp. · Aff’d -
Jan 9, 2026
Brox v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vyd & Nantucket S.S. Auth. · Aff’d -
Dec 16, 2025
US v. Abercrombie · Aff’d -
Jul 1, 2025
US v. Evans · Vac’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.