United States. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

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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.

With six active judges and four active senior judges, the First Circuit is the smallest of the thirteen United States courts of appeals. Since retiring from the United States Supreme Court, Associate Justice David Souter regularly sits on the First Circuit by designation.

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referencedIn Magruder, Calvert, 1893-1968. Papers. 1920-1965 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
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associatedWith Barron, David Jeremiah, 1967- person
associatedWith Kayatta, William Joseph Jr., 1953- person
associatedWith Magruder, Calvert, 1893-1968 person
associatedWith Souter, David H., 1939- person
associatedWith Thompson, Ojetta Rogeriee, 1951- person
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San Juan 127 PR
Boston MA US
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Establishment 1891-06-16

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