Know Your Panel

Know Your Panel

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

9:30 am Boston—John Joseph Moakley Courthouse

6 arguments · Panel: Barron, Lipez, and Rikelman

Per the court’s argument calendar as of September 3, 2026. Panels and schedules can change—confirm with the clerk’s office.

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4 of 6 cases decided · median 109 days from argument.

The panel

This panel has sat together in 2 prior sittings in this site’s records, most recently February 2026.

David J. Barron Chief Judge

Obama · 2014 · 12 years on the bench

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Kermit V. Lipez Senior Judge

Clinton · 1998 · 28 years on the bench

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Julie Rikelman

Biden · 2023 · 3 years on the bench

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The docket—order of call

Case Docket Audio Decision
John Epstein v. Bruce Furniture, Inc. Appellant: 10 min. Appellee: 10 min. 24-1758 Listen pending
United States v. Juan Carlos Reynoso Appellant: 15 min. Appellee: 15 min. 25-1328 Listen Aug 24, 2026 Aff’d
United States v. Carlos Bayrón-Ramos Appellant: 10 min. Appellee: 10 min. 25-1366 Listen pending
Citation Insurance Company v. Broan-NuTone LLC, et al. Appellant: 10 min. Appellees: 10 min. 25-1426 Listen Aug 28, 2026 Aff’d
United States v. Héctor Maldonado-Maldonado Appellant: 10 min. Appellee: 10 min. 25-1607 Listen Jun 8, 2026 Vac’d
Kelly Hurley v. Robert Curtis, et al. Appellants: 15 min. Appellees: 15 min. 25-1830 Listen Aug 21, 2026 Aff’d
Nicholas Catanese v. Robert Curtis, et al. 25-1833 Listen Aug 21, 2026 Aff’d
Nicole Skeffington v. Robert Curtis, et al. 25-1834 Listen Aug 21, 2026 Aff’d
Joseph Catanese v. Robert Curtis, et al. 25-1835 Listen Aug 21, 2026 Aff’d

A sitting is a day’s scheduled oral arguments before a single panel of the court. Calendar data follows the court’s published argument calendar (as of September 3, 2026); audio links are the court’s public recordings (index), typically posted the day of argument; decisions are joined from this site’s opinion database and reflect published dispositions only. Nothing here is legal advice or a prediction.