Senior
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Obama · 2013 13 years on the bench
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Obama · 2013 13 years on the bench
- Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Class
- Senior
- Seat
- Senior Judge
- Appointed by
- President Barack Obama
- Commissioned
- February 14, 2013
- Years of service
- 13 years on the bench
- Assumed senior status
- October 31, 2024
- Education
-
Harvard Law School, J.D. 1979Amherst College, B.A. 1976
- Official biography
- Court biography →
Authored opinions (31 recorded, Sep 2023–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 (September 2023), 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
89
In majority
89
Wrote majority
31
Maj. rate
100%
Court average: 99%
Concurrences
2
Concur. in J.
0
Dissents
0
Partial diss.
0
Most frequent panel partners
Lara E. Montecalvo 35 times in the majority together
David J. Barron 23 times in the majority together
Sandra L. Lynch 19 times in the majority together
Seth R. Aframe 18 times in the majority together
Gustavo A. Gelpí 18 times in the majority together
Kermit V. Lipez 12 times in the majority together