The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is the appellate court which hears all federal appeals from within its district. It is located at 1 Courthouse Way, Boston, MA 02212, and can be reached by phone at 617-748-9057. Its main webpage is found at http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/.

Cases are heard at the Boston courthouse location for one week periods during most months. Judges also hear cases for a week in the months of March and November at the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. There is currently one chief judge, four circuit judges and three senior circuit judges.

The most recent court calendar can be found at http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/files/calendar/calendar.pdf. This calendar outlines dates and places that specific cases will be heard, which are listed by case number.

Jurisdiction

The First Circuit Court of Appeals exercises jurisdiction over appellate cases from the District of Maine, District of Massachusetts, District of New Hampshire, District of Puerto Rico and District of Rhode Island. Should any federal case decided at one of these district courts file for an appeal, the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case.

If you are searching for records from the first circuit of appeals, you can log into the PACER system at https://ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/cmecf/servlet/TransportRoom?servlet=CaseSearch.jsp. You may also search for opinions at http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/?content=opinions/main.php. You may search by specific case number, title or date published. You can also quick link to recently posted opinions.

A list of all judges in in the first circuit are found at http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/?content=judges.htm. The First Circuit is the smallest in the U.S.