United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

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The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts:

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 U.S. Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts. With six active and four senior judges, the First Circuit is the nation's smallest federal appellate court.

Table of contents

1 Judges
2 Notable Alumni
3 External Links

Judges

Chief Judge Michael Boudin, Boston, Massachusetts
Circuit Judge Juan R. Torruella, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Circuit Judge Bruce M. Selya, Providence, Rhode Island
Circuit Judge Sandra L. Lynch, Boston, Massachusetts
Circuit Judge Kermit V. Lipez, Portland, Maine
Circuit Judge Jeffrey R. Howard, Concord, New Hampshire
Senior Circuit Judge Frank M. Coffin, Portland, Maine
Senior Circuit Judge Levin H. Campbell, Boston, Massachusetts
Senior Circuit Judge Conrad K. Cyr, Bangor, Maine
Senior Circuit Judge Norman H. Stahl, Boston, Massachusetts

Notable Alumni

Two current U.S. Supreme Court justices previously served on the First Circuit. Stephen Breyer was nominated to the bench by President Jimmy Carter in 1980. He served until his appointment to the the United States Supreme Court in 1994. David Souter was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to the First Circuit in 1990. He served just over four months on the appellate bench before he was elevated to the highest court later that year.