Inactive
District of Rhode Island
G.W. Bush · 2002 23 years of service
District of Rhode Island
G.W. Bush · 2002 23 years of service
- Court
- District of Rhode Island
- Class
- Inactive
- Appointed by
- President George W. Bush
- Commissioned
- November 15, 2002
- Years of service
- 23 years of service
- Assumed senior status
- January 1, 2025
- Inactive since
- January 21, 2026
- Education
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Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 1987Georgetown University, B.A. 1982
- Official biography
- Court biography →
Authored opinions (2 recorded, Jun 2025–Jan 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 (June 2025), not the judge’s first day on the bench; earlier opinions may predate it.
In the First Circuit
Of the 2 published First Circuit decisions arising from this judge’s cases, 1 was affirmed in whole and 1 reversed or vacated in whole or in part.
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Mar 27, 2026
Kendell Seafood Imports, Inc. v. Mark Foods, LLC · Aff’d -
May 16, 2025
Doe v. Rhode Island Interscholastic League · 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.
Judicial activity
Drawn from 392 tagged published First Circuit opinions. Consolidated cases are counted once.
Published cases decided
7
In majority
7
Wrote majority
2
Maj. rate
100%
Court average: 99%
Concurrences
0
Concur. in J.
0
Dissents
0
Partial diss.
0
Most frequent panel partners
Gustavo A. Gelpí 7 times in the majority together
William J. Kayatta, Jr. 7 times in the majority together