First Circuit Court of Appeals
| United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
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| (1st Cir.) | |
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| Location |
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Boston, Massachusetts |
| Appeals from | |
| Established | June 16, 1891 |
| Chief judge | Jeffrey R. Howard |
| Active judges | 6 |
| Senior judges | 3 active, 2 inactive |
| Circuit justice | Stephen Breyer |
| Official website | |
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:
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.
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.
As of June 24, 2015[update], the active judges on the court are as follows:
Four judges currently serve on the court on senior status and retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter has sat by designation.
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