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The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (in
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s, 1st Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: *
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* 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 The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse is a federal courthouse for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, located on Fan Pier on the Boston, Mass ...
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
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in
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, and occasionally sits at other locations within the circuit. With six active judges and four active senior judges, the First Circuit has the fewest judges of any of the thirteen
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. Since retiring from the
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regularly sits on the First Circuit
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.


Current composition of the court

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Vacancies and pending nominations


List of former judges


Chief judges


Succession of seats


Notable decisions

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'' (1820), one of the first decisions setting precedent for class action suits


See also

*
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* Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts#First Circuit * List of current United States Circuit Judges * List of United States federal courthouses in the First Circuit


References

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External links


United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Recent opinions from Findlaw

First Circuit Court Records Finder
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