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U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

37 judges have served since Jun 16, 1891. Now: Joshua Dale Dunlap RSeth Robert Aframe DJulie Rikelman DLara Elizabeth Montecalvo DGustavo Antonio Gelpí, Jr. DDavid Jeremiah Barron D.

Judges
37
20 D · 16 R · 1 N(
Longest tenure
36 years
Juan R. Torruella
Current
11 months
Joshua Dale Dunlap, since Nov 7, 2025
history/court/court-of-appeals-for-the-first-circuitEvery holder, newest first
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1900192019401960198020002020LeBaron Bradford Colt · 1891-06-16 – 1913-02-07 · None (assignment)George Hutchins Bingham · 1913-06-05 – 1939-03-23 · DemocratCalvert Magruder · 1939-06-03 – 1959-06-12 · DemocratBailey Aldrich · 1959-09-10 – 1972-08-31 · RepublicanHugh Henry Bownes · 1977-10-11 – 1990-01-01 · DemocratDavid Hackett Souter · 1990-04-30 – 1990-10-09 · RepublicanMichael Boudin · 1992-05-26 – 2013-06-01 · RepublicanDavid Jeremiah Barron · 2014-05-23 – present · DemocratWilliam LeBaron Putnam · 1892-03-17 – 1917-09-17 · RepublicanCharles Fletcher Johnson · 1917-10-01 – 1929-04-30 · DemocratScott Wilson · 1929-10-02 – 1940-03-31 · RepublicanPeter Woodbury · 1941-02-25 – 1964-12-31 · DemocratEdward Matthew McEntee · 1965-09-01 – 1976-12-31 · DemocratStephen Gerald Breyer · 1980-12-10 – 1994-08-03 · DemocratSandra Lea Lynch · 1995-03-17 – 2022-12-31 · DemocratJulie Rikelman · 2023-06-23 – present · DemocratFrancis Cabot Lowell · 1905-02-23 – 1911-03-06 · RepublicanWilliam Schofield · 1911-06-06 – 1912-06-10 · RepublicanFrederic Dodge · 1912-07-23 – 1918-06-30 · RepublicanGeorge Weston Anderson · 1918-10-24 – 1931-09-30 · DemocratJames Madison Morton, Jr. · 1932-01-09 – 1939-09-30 · RepublicanJohn Christopher Mahoney · 1940-02-12 – 1950-12-20 · DemocratJohn Patrick Hartigan · 1951-01-03 – 1965-03-31 · DemocratFrank Morey Coffin · 1965-10-02 – 1989-02-01 · DemocratConrad Keefe Cyr · 1989-11-20 – 1997-01-31 · RepublicanKermit Victor Lipez · 1998-04-07 – 2011-12-31 · DemocratWilliam Joseph Kayatta, Jr. · 2013-02-14 – 2024-10-31 · DemocratJoshua Dale Dunlap · 2025-11-07 – present · RepublicanLevin Hicks Campbell · 1972-06-30 – 1992-01-03 · RepublicanNorman H. Stahl · 1992-06-30 – 2001-04-16 · RepublicanJeffrey R. Howard · 2002-05-03 – 2022-03-31 · RepublicanLara Elizabeth Montecalvo · 2022-09-20 – present · DemocratJuan R. Torruella · 1984-10-04 – 2020-10-26 · RepublicanGustavo Antonio Gelpí, Jr. · 2021-10-19 – present · DemocratBruce Marshall Selya · 1986-10-14 – 2006-12-31 · RepublicanOjetta Rogeriee Thompson · 2010-03-30 – 2022-09-21 · DemocratSeth Robert Aframe · 2024-05-23 – present · Democrat
Joshua Dale Dunlap R
Nov 7, 2025 – present · 11 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 52–46
Seth Robert Aframe D
May 23, 2024 – present · 2.4 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 49–40
Julie Rikelman D
Jun 23, 2023 – present · 3.3 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 51–43
Lara Elizabeth Montecalvo D
Sep 20, 2022 – present · 4.1 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–47
Gustavo Antonio Gelpí, Jr. D
Oct 19, 2021 – present · 5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–41
David Jeremiah Barron D
May 23, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 53–45
William Joseph Kayatta, Jr. D
Feb 14, 2013 – Oct 31, 2024 · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Oct 31, 2024 · confirmed 88–12
Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson D
Mar 30, 2010 – Sep 21, 2022 · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Sep 21, 2022 · confirmed 98–0
Jeffrey R. Howard R
May 3, 2002 – Mar 31, 2022 · 20 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Mar 31, 2022 · confirmed 99–0
Kermit Victor Lipez D
Apr 7, 1998 – Dec 31, 2011 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2011
Sandra Lea Lynch D
Mar 17, 1995 – Dec 31, 2022 · 28 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2022
Norman H. Stahl R
Jun 30, 1992 – Apr 16, 2001 · 8.8 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Apr 16, 2001
Michael Boudin R
May 26, 1992 – Jun 1, 2013 · 21 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jun 1, 2013
David Hackett Souter R
Apr 30, 1990 – Oct 9, 1990 · 5 months · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Conrad Keefe Cyr R
Nov 20, 1989 – Jan 31, 1997 · 7.2 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jan 31, 1997
Bruce Marshall Selya R
Oct 14, 1986 – Dec 31, 2006 · 20 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 31, 2006
Juan R. Torruella R
Oct 4, 1984 – Oct 26, 2020 · 36 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Stephen Gerald Breyer D
Dec 10, 1980 – Aug 3, 1994 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · confirmed 80–10
Hugh Henry Bownes D
Oct 11, 1977 – Jan 1, 1990 · 12 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jan 1, 1990
Levin Hicks Campbell R
Jun 30, 1972 – Jan 3, 1992 · 20 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jan 3, 1992
Frank Morey Coffin D
Oct 2, 1965 – Feb 1, 1989 · 23 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Feb 1, 1989
Edward Matthew McEntee D
Sep 1, 1965 – Dec 31, 1976 · 11 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Dec 31, 1976
Bailey Aldrich R
Sep 10, 1959 – Aug 31, 1972 · 13 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Aug 31, 1972
John Patrick Hartigan D
Jan 3, 1951 – Mar 31, 1965 · 14 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Mar 31, 1965
Peter Woodbury D
Feb 25, 1941 – Dec 31, 1964 · 24 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Dec 31, 1964
John Christopher Mahoney D
Feb 12, 1940 – Dec 20, 1950 · 11 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Dec 20, 1950
Calvert Magruder D
Jun 3, 1939 – Jun 12, 1959 · 20 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Jun 12, 1959
James Madison Morton, Jr. R
Jan 9, 1932 – Sep 30, 1939 · 7.7 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · senior status Sep 30, 1939
Scott Wilson R
Oct 2, 1929 – Mar 31, 1940 · 10 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · senior status Mar 31, 1940
George Weston Anderson D
Oct 24, 1918 – Sep 30, 1931 · 13 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status Sep 30, 1931
Charles Fletcher Johnson D
Oct 1, 1917 – Apr 30, 1929 · 12 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status Apr 30, 1929
George Hutchins Bingham D
Jun 5, 1913 – Mar 23, 1939 · 26 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status Mar 23, 1939
Frederic Dodge R
Jul 23, 1912 – Jun 30, 1918 · 5.9 years · appointed by William H. Taft
William Schofield R
Jun 6, 1911 – Jun 10, 1912 · 12 months · appointed by William H. Taft
Francis Cabot Lowell R
Feb 23, 1905 – Mar 6, 1911 · 6 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
William LeBaron Putnam R
Mar 17, 1892 – Sep 17, 1917 · 26 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
LeBaron Bradford Colt N(
Jun 16, 1891 – Feb 7, 1913 · 22 years · appointed by None (assignment)

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.