United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (in case citations, 1st Cir.)The First Circuit also sits for one week each March and November at the Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, and occasionally sits at other locations within the circuit.Since retiring from the United States Supreme Court, Associate Justice David Souter has occasionally sat on the First Circuit by designation.The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.The court has six seats for active judges, numbered in the order in which they were initially filled.
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