Senior
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Clinton · 1995 31 years on the bench
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Clinton · 1995 31 years on the bench
- Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Class
- Senior
- Seat
- Senior Judge
- Appointed by
- President Bill Clinton
- Commissioned
- March 17, 1995
- Years of service
- 31 years on the bench
- Assumed senior status
- December 31, 2022
- Education
-
Boston University School of Law, B.A. 1971Wellesley College, J.D. 1968
- Official biography
- Court biography →
Authored opinions (38 recorded, May 2025–Nov 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 (May 2025), not the judge’s first day on the bench; earlier opinions may predate it.
Judicial activity
Drawn from 424 tagged published First Circuit opinions. Consolidated cases are counted once.
Published cases decided
83
In majority
80
Wrote majority
38
Maj. rate
96%
Court average: 99%
Concurrences
1
Concur. in J.
0
Dissents
2
Partial diss.
1
Most frequent panel partners
Gustavo A. Gelpí 24 times in the majority together
Jeffrey R. Howard 22 times in the majority together
Lara E. Montecalvo 21 times in the majority together
William J. Kayatta, Jr. 19 times in the majority together
Seth R. Aframe 17 times in the majority together
Joshua D. Dunlap 15 times in the majority together