United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

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Article III court federal court of appeals

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.

Aliases (3)

First Circuit ×6
1st Cir. ×2
United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit (historical) ×1

Statements (46)

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 →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
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 →	appellateCourt
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ("First Circuit") →	alsoKnownAs
Maine District of Massachusetts ("United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit (historical)") →	appealsTo
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island ("First Circuit") →	circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ("1st Cir.") →	circuitCode
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ("1st Cir.") →	citationStyle
Federal Reporter →	coversCourt
David J. Barron →	employer
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts →	hasAppellateCourt
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse →	houses
United States courts of appeals →	includes
David J. Barron ("First Circuit") →	jurisdiction
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse →	jurisdictionOf
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire ("First Circuit") →	locatedIn
David J. Barron →	memberOf
Stephen G. Breyer →	memberOfCourt
Lee v. Weisman →	originatingCourt
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico ("First Circuit") →	partOf
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse ("First Circuit") →	regionServed
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts →	subjectToReviewBy