Rya W. Zobel


In Memoriam · 1931–2026
District of Massachusetts
Carter · 1979 47 years of service
Court
District of Massachusetts
Class
In Memoriam
Appointed by
President Jimmy Carter
Commissioned
March 23, 1979
Years of service
47 years of service
Assumed senior status
April 1, 2014
Died
July 4, 2026
Education
Harvard Law School, LL.B. 1956
Radcliffe College, A.B. 1953

In the First Circuit

Of the 1 published First Circuit decision arising from this judge’s cases, 0 were affirmed in whole and 1 reversed or vacated in whole or in part.

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.