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News and Notices

Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.

Fri, 04/21/2023

Chief Judge David J. Barron announced the creation of The Stephen G. Breyer Community Learning Center on Courts and the Constitution.  More information is available here...

Wed, 04/19/2023

Chief Judge David J. Barron, of the First Circuit Court of Appeals, announced that United States Bankruptcy Judge Diane Finkle, of the District of Rhode Island, will assume the duties of Chief Judge of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for a four-...

Wed, 04/19/2023

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is accepting applications to serve on the court's Criminal Justice Act ("CJA") Panel including: (1) applications from attorneys not currently on the panel; and (2) reapplications...

Thu, 04/13/2023

Two new members have been appointed to the Court of Appeals' Rules Advisory Committee.  More information is available at the following link: 2023 First Circuit...

Wed, 02/01/2023

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is hosting a court-sponsored, one-hour presentation by Margaret D. McGaughey, former Appellate Chief of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine, entitled "First...

Wed, 01/04/2023

Effective January 1, 2023, the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel attorney hourly rates and case compensation maximums for certain appeals have increased, as provided in the attached ...

Fri, 08/19/2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the members of the court's Criminal Appellate Practice Bar Education Committee are hosting a series of court-sponsored, one-day seminars. See the...

Fri, 04/01/2022

On Friday, April 1, 2022, the Honorable David J. Barron became the eleventh chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, a position created by Congress in 1948.  Additional information is available...

Thu, 03/31/2022

Chief Judge Jeffrey R. Howard of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit announced today that the Court has selected Kyana Givens to serve as the next Federal Public Defender for the Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and...

Fri, 03/18/2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit previously provided notice of proposed amendments to Local Rules 22.1(e) and 25.0(d)(1). No comments were received.

The court hereby provides notice that it has adopted the...

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