United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
| United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
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| Location | John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse |
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| Established | June 16, 1891 |
| Judges | 6 |
| Circuit Justice | Stephen Breyer |
| Chief Judge | Jeffrey R. Howard |
| www.ca1.uscourts.gov | |
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (in case citations, 1st Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:
- District of Maine
- District of Massachusetts
- District of New Hampshire
- District of Puerto Rico
- District of Rhode Island
The court is based at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Most sittings are held in Boston, where the court usually sits for one week most months of the year; in one of July or August, it takes a summer break and does not sit. The First Circuit also sits for one week each March and November at the Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, and occasionally sits at other locations within the circuit.[1]
With six active judges and three active senior judges, the First Circuit is the smallest of the thirteen United States courts of appeals. Since retiring as an active Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Associate Justice David Souter regularly sits on the First Circuit by designation.
Contents
1 Current composition of the court
2 List of former judges
3 Chief judges
4 Succession of seats
5 Notable decisions
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Current composition of the court
As of June 24, 2015[update], the active judges on the court are as follows:[2]
Four judges currently serve on the court on senior status[2] and retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter has sat by designation.[3][4]
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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| Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
| 29 | Chief Judge | Jeffrey R. Howard | Concord, NH | 1955 | 2002–present | 2015–present | — | G.W. Bush |
| 21 | Circuit Judge | Juan R. Torruella | San Juan, PR | 1933 | 1984–present | 1994–2001 | — | Reagan |
| 27 | Circuit Judge | Sandra Lynch | Boston, MA | 1946 | 1995–present | 2008–2015 | — | Clinton |
| 30 | Circuit Judge | O. Rogeriee Thompson | Providence, RI | 1951 | 2010–present | — | — | Obama |
| 31 | Circuit Judge | William J. Kayatta Jr. | Portland, ME | 1953 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
| 32 | Circuit Judge | David Jeremiah Barron | Boston, MA | 1967 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 18 | Senior Circuit Judge | Levin H. Campbell | inactive | 1927 | 1972–1992 | 1983–1990 | 1992–present | Nixon |
| 22 | Senior Circuit Judge | Bruce M. Selya | Providence, RI | 1934 | 1986–2006 | — | 2006–present | Reagan |
| 25 | Senior Circuit Judge | Michael Boudin | Boston, MA | 1939 | 1992–2013 | 2001–2008 | 2013–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 26 | Senior Circuit Judge | Norman H. Stahl | Boston, MA | 1931 | 1992–2001 | — | 2001–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 28 | Senior Circuit Judge | Kermit Lipez | Portland, ME | 1941 | 1998–2011 | — | 2011–present | Clinton |
List of former judges
| # | Judge | State | Born–died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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| 1 | LeBaron B. Colt | RI | 1846–1924 | 1891–1913[Note 1] | — | — | Arthur | resignation |
| 2 | William LeBaron Putnam | ME | 1835–1918 | 1892–1917 | — | — | B. Harrison | retirement |
| 3 | Francis Cabot Lowell | MA | 1855–1911 | 1905–1911 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | death |
| 4 | William Schofield | MA | 1857–1912 | 1911–1912 | — | — | Taft | death |
| 5 | Frederic Dodge | MA | 1847–1927 | 1912–1918 | — | — | Taft | resignation |
| 6 | George Hutchins Bingham | NH | 1864–1949 | 1913–1939 | — | 1939–1949 | Wilson | death |
| 7 | Charles Fletcher Johnson | ME | 1859–1930 | 1917–1929 | — | 1929–1930 | Wilson | death |
| 8 | George Weston Anderson | MA | 1861–1938 | 1918–1931 | — | 1931–1938 | Wilson | death |
| 9 | Scott Wilson | ME | 1870–1942 | 1929–1940 | — | 1940–1942 | Hoover | death |
| 10 | James Madison Morton Jr. | MA | 1869–1940 | 1932–1939 | — | 1939–1940 | Hoover | death |
| 11 | Calvert Magruder | MA | 1893–1968 | 1939–1959 | 1948–1959 | 1959–1968 | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 12 | John Christopher Mahoney | RI | 1882–1952 | 1940–1950 | — | 1950–1952 | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 13 | Peter Woodbury | NH | 1899–1970 | 1941–1964 | 1959–1964 | 1964–1970 | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 14 | John Patrick Hartigan | RI | 1887–1968 | 1950–1965 | — | 1965–1968 | Truman | death |
| 15 | Bailey Aldrich | MA | 1907–2002 | 1959–1972 | 1965–1972 | 1972–2002 | Eisenhower | death |
| 16 | Edward Matthew McEntee | RI | 1906–1981 | 1965–1976 | — | 1976–1981 | L. Johnson | death |
| 17 | Frank M. Coffin | ME | 1919–2009 | 1965–1989 | 1972–1983 | 1989–2009 | L. Johnson | death |
| 19 | Hugh Henry Bownes | NH | 1920–2003 | 1977–1990 | — | 1990–2003 | Carter | death |
| 20 | Stephen Breyer | MA | 1938–present | 1980–1994 | 1990–1994 | — | Carter | elevated to Supreme Court |
| 23 | Conrad K. Cyr | ME | 1931–2016 | 1989–1997 | — | 1997–2016 | G.H.W. Bush | death |
| 24 | David Souter | NH | 1939–present | 1990 | — | — | G.H.W. Bush | elevated to Supreme Court |
^ Colt was appointed as a circuit judge for the First Circuit in 1884 by Chester A. Arthur. The Judiciary Act of 1891 reassigned his seat to what is now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Chief judges
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their circuits, and preside over any panel on which they serve unless the circuit justice (i.e., the Supreme Court justice responsible for the circuit) is also on the panel. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the circuit judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
Succession of seats
The court has six seats for active judges, numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the president.
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Notable decisions
West v. Randall (1820), one of the first decisions setting precedent for class action suits
See also
 | Wikisource has original works on the topic: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
- Federal judicial appointment history#First Circuit
- Courts of the United States
- List of United States federal courthouses in the First Circuit
References
- Specific
^ "Court Calendar". United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Retrieved 26 Oct 2012.In January through June, and October through December, the Court usually sits for one week starting on the first Monday of the month. In either July or August, the court sits for one week. In September, the Court starts on the Wednesday after Labor Day and sits for the 3 days in that week and the 5 days in the following week. In November and March the court sits two weeks, with one week in Boston and one week in Puerto Rico. Court sittings are held in the morning, typically between 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
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^ ab "U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit". Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on December 31, 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2005.
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Wente, Gary H. (September 7, 2012). Pagano, Florence; Dumas, Michelle; and McQuillan, Kelly, eds. "First Circuit 2010 Annual Report" (pdf). Circuit Executive, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. p. 8. Retrieved December 28, 2012.In January, February, March, and May 2010, retired United States Supreme Court Justice David Souter sat with the court.
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^ "Judges". Official website of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Archived from the original on July 3, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2004.
- General
Dargo, George (1993). A History of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit: Volume I, 1891–1960.
External links
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Recent opinions from Findlaw
- First Circuit Court Records Finder
United States Courts for the First Circuit. "2002 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2004.
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