Hugh H. Bownes

How Judge Bownes rules, drawn from 29 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Bownes no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Position
circuit
Status
Retired 2003
Served
1977–2003
Appointed by
Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Commissioned
1977-10-11
Education
Columbia University (BA); Columbia Law School (LLB)
Signed orders read
29

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Bottero Enterprises, Inc. v. Southern New England Production Credit Association
· 1984-09-18
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Affirmed.”

Victor H. Cipriano v. State of Rhode Island
· 1984-07-11
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Affirmed,.”

William C. ROBINSON, Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. POLAROID CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee
· 1984-04-25
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The judgment for defendant on the individual and class action claims is affirmed.”

Marion McGrath v. Carlo Spirito, Jr., Etc.
· 1984-05-02
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Affirmed.”

William M. Gilday, Jr. v. John O. Boone
· 1981-07-22
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“The judgment of the district court is affirmed with respect to the dismissal of the claim of injunctive relief and vacated and remanded for further proceedings with respect to the claim for damages.”

Holden v. Commission Against Discrimination of Massachusetts
· 1982-02-17
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The decisions of the district court are affirmed.”

Jose Morales Sanabria v. International Longshoremen's Association Local 1575 and Guillermo Ortiz
· 1979-05-04
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“The judgment as to liability and general damages is affirmed. The judgment based on attorney’s fees and prejudgment interest is vacated.”

Isidoro Cruz-Sanchez v. Benito Rivera-Cordero, Etc.
· 1988-02-03
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“affirmed.”

United States v. Maurice Fred Alves
· 1989-05-08
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Affirmed.”

Wayne S. Hicks v. William F. Callahan, Etc.
· 1988-10-20
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED. The petition for habeas corpus shall be dismissed.”

Walter Nelson v. William F. Callahan, Walter Nelson v. William F. Callahan
· 1983-11-14
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The judgment of the district court is affirmed.”

Robert George Wightman, Jr. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
· 1985-03-05
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“Affirmed as to everything except the issue of the potential segregability of the material in footnote 4.”

A historical record

Judge Bownes no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.