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 appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Article III court
federal court of appeals
alsoKnownAs First Circuit
appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
appliesLaw United States Constitution
federal regulations
federal statutes
chiefJudge David J. Barron
circuitCode 1st Cir.
circuitJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson
circuitNumber 1
citationStyle 1st Cir.
country United States
established 1891
establishedBy Evarts Act
governingStatute Title 28 of the United States Code
handles administrative agency appeals
civil cases
criminal cases
federal appeals
hasPrecedentAuthorityOver federal district courts in Maine
federal district courts in Massachusetts
federal district courts in New Hampshire
federal district courts in Puerto Rico
federal district courts in Rhode Island
hasType intermediate appellate court
hasWebsite https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/
hears appeals as of right from final decisions of district courts
jurisdiction Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
language English
legalSystem common law
location John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse
mayHear interlocutory appeals in certain circumstances
numberOfAuthorizedJudges 6
partOf United States courts of appeals
United States federal judiciary
reviewsCasesFrom United States District Court for the District of Maine
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
seat Boston, Massachusetts

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United States courts of appeals includes United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit alsoKnownAs First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit circuitCode 1st Cir.
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit citationStyle 1st Cir.
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Stephen G. Breyer memberOfCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Maine District of Massachusetts appealsTo United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit (historical)
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Lee v. Weisman originatingCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts hasAppellateCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts subjectToReviewBy United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico partOf First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico appellateCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire locatedIn First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire appellateCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse houses United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse jurisdictionOf United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse regionServed First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island circuit First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island appellateCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
David J. Barron employer United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
David J. Barron memberOf United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
David J. Barron jurisdiction First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Federal Reporter coversCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
David Hackett Souter previousWork Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
subject linked to: Hackett
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
McCullen v. Coakley originatingCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Maine locatedIn First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Maine appellateCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Daniel Donnelly et al. caseHeardBy United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
San Juan Division hasHigherCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
San Juan Division hasAppealsTo United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Western Division (United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts) appealsTo United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
subject linked to: Western Division
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts locatedIn First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
D. Mass. circuit United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
D. Mass. appellateCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
D. Mass. hearsAppealsTo United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
D. Mass. belongsTo First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Eastern Division (United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts) higherCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
subject linked to: Eastern Division
Eastern Division (United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts) appealsTo United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
subject linked to: Eastern Division
Central Division (United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts) hearsAppealsTo United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
subject linked to: Central Division
D.N.H. circuit First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
D.N.H. appellateCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
District of Massachusetts partOf First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
District of Massachusetts appealsTo United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
D.R.I. circuit United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
D.R.I. appellateCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College appealsCourt United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
District of Puerto Rico appealsTo United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
District of Puerto Rico circuit First Circuit
linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeal United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit