United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

1st Circuit Boston, Massachusetts

About This Court

Hears appeals from the district courts of the 1st Circuit, listed below. Proceedings are governed by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, along with the court's own rules.

Active Judges 6

Name	Appointed By	Confirmed	Law School
Seth Aframe	Joseph R. Biden	2024	Georgetown University Law Center
David Barron	Barack Obama	2014	Harvard Law School
Joshua Dunlap	Donald J. Trump	2025	Notre Dame Law School
Gustavo Gelpí	Joseph R. Biden	2021	Suffolk University Law School
Lara Montecalvo	Joseph R. Biden	2022	Boston College Law School
Julie Rikelman	Joseph R. Biden	2023	Harvard Law School

Senior Judges 6

Name	Appointed By	Confirmed	Law School
Levin Campbell	Richard M. Nixon	1972	Harvard Law School
Jeffrey Howard	George W. Bush	2002	Georgetown University Law Center
William Kayatta	Barack Obama	2013	Harvard Law School
Kermit Lipez	William J. Clinton	1998	Yale Law School
Sandra Lynch	William J. Clinton	1995	Boston University School of Law
Ojetta Thompson	Barack Obama	2010	Boston University School of Law

Local Rules

The Local Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the First Circuit, which supplement the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Title II. Appeal from a Judgment or Order of a District Court 5

Rule	Title
Local Rule 3.0	Docketing Statement Required; Dismissals for Want of Diligent Prosecution
Local Rule 9.0	Recalcitrant Witnesses
Local Rule 10.0	Ordering Transcripts
Local Rule 11.0	Transmission of the Record, Sealed Documents
Local Rule 12.0	Appearance, Withdrawal of Appearance

Title IV. Review or Enforcement of an Order of an Administrative Agency, Board, Commission, or Officer 1

Rule	Title
Local Rule 18.0	Stay in Immigration Cases; Notification of Removal Date

Title V. Extraordinary Writs 1

Rule	Title
Local Rule 21.0	Petitions for Special Writs

Title VI. Habeas Corpus; Proceedings in Forma Pauperis 2

Rule	Title
Local Rule 22.0	Habeas Corpus; Certificate of Appealability
Local Rule 22.1	Habeas Corpus; Successive Petitions

Title VII. General Provisions 28

Rule	Title
Local Rule 25.0	Electronic Case Filing System and Facsimile
Local Rule 27.0	Motions
Local Rule 28.0	Addendum to Briefs Required
Local Rule 28.1	References in Briefs to Sealed Material
Local Rule 30.0	Appendix to the Briefs
Local Rule 31.0	Filing Briefs
Local Rule 32.0	Computer Generated Disk Requirement for Documents Filed in Paper Form
Local Rule 32.2	Citation of State Decisions and Law Review Articles
Local Rule 32.4	Motions for Leave to File Oversized Briefs
Local Rule 32.1.0	Citation of Unpublished Dispositions
Local Rule 33.0	Civil Appeals Management Plan
Local Rule 34.0	Oral Argument
Local Rule 34.1	Terms and Sittings
Local Rule 35.0	(Transferred to Local Rule 40.0)
Local Rule 36.0	Opinions
Local Rule 38.0	Sanctions for Vexatious Litigation
Local Rule 39.0	Taxation of Reproduction Costs
Local Rule 39.1	Fee Applications
Local Rule 40.0	Petition for Panel Rehearing; En Banc Determination
Local Rule 41.0	Stay of Mandate
Local Rule 45.0	Defaults
Local Rule 45.1	The Clerk
Local Rule 46.0	Attorneys
Local Rule 46.5	Appointment of Counsel in Criminal Cases
Local Rule 46.6	Procedure for Withdrawal in Criminal Cases
Local Rule 47.0	Local Rules of the First Circuit
Local Rule 47.1	Judicial Conference of the First Circuit
Local Rule 48.0	Capital Cases

Internal Operating Procedures 13

Rule	Title
Internal Operating Procedures	Introduction
IOP I	Court Organization
IOP II	Attorneys
IOP III	Initial Procedures
IOP IV	Docketing Procedures
IOP V	Motion Procedures
IOP VI	Briefs and Appendices
IOP VII	Screening and Calendaring
IOP VIII	Oral Argument
IOP IX	Opinions & Judgments
IOP X	Petitions for Panel Rehearing and Petitions for Hearing or Rehearing En Banc
IOP XI	Complaints Against Judges
IOP XII	Notification of Changes or Notifications of the Court's Local Rules and Internal Operating Procedures

Rules of Attorney Disciplinary Enforcement 13

Rule	Title
Disciplinary Enforcement Rules	Rules of Attorney Disciplinary Enforcement for the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule I	Attorneys Convicted of Crimes
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule II	Discipline Imposed by Other Courts
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule III	Disbarment on Consent or Resignation in Other Courts
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule IV	Standards for Professional Conduct
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule V	Disciplinary Proceedings
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule VI	Disbarment on Consent While Under Disciplinary Investigation or Prosecution
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule VII	Reinstatement
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule VIII	Attorneys Specially Admitted
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule IX	Appointment of Counsel
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule X	Duties and Powers of the Clerk
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule XI	Jurisdiction
Disciplinary Enforcement Rule XII	Effective Date

District Courts in the 1st Circuit 5

District of Maine Portland, Maine District of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts District of New Hampshire Concord, New Hampshire District of Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico District of Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island