Michael Boudin
How Judge Boudin rules, drawn from 38 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Boudin no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Boudin
Michael Boudin was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Appointed by President George H.W. Bush, Judge Boudin received a commission on May 26, 1992. Judge Boudin previously served on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, commissioned there on August 7, 1990. Judge Boudin assumed senior status on June 1, 2013 and retired on December 15, 2021.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, it does not satisfy the fourth prong of Olano's plain error test and on this ground we affirm without deciding the res judicata question.”
“The sentence is vacated and the matter remanded to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this decision.”
“The damages award on the counterclaim is affirmed, and the case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings on the question of whether the jury instructions as to the tort claims accurately reflected Puerto Rico law.”
“Accordingly, we vacate the present supervised release term and remand for the district court to decide what term to impose and, if over five years, to explain the upward variance.”
“The judgment imposing the sentences is vacated and the matter remanded for resentencing.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges review appeals rather than manage a federal trial docket, so trial-court caseload and motion-timing metrics do not apply.
A historical record
Judge Boudin no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.