United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (in case citations, D. Mass.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The first court session was held in Boston in 1789. The second term was held in Salem in 1790 and court session locations alternated between the two cities until 1813. That year, Boston became the court's permanent home. A western division was opened in Springfield in 1979 and a central division was opened in Worcester in 1987. The court's main building is the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse on Fan Pier in South Boston.

Appeals from the District of Massachusetts are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, also located in the Moakley courthouse (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

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US Attorney's Office

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current Acting U.S. Attorney is William D. Weinreb.

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Federal Public Defender's Office

The Federal Public Defender's Office represents individuals who cannot afford to hire a lawyer in federal criminal cases and related matters. The office is assigned to cases by the district courts in three districts (New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts), and by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

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Judges

Current composition of the court

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Vacancies and pending nominations

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Former judges

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Succession of seats

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U.S. Attorneys

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Notable cases

• Ghen v. Rich (1881) (a whale is the property of the whaler who killed it, and not the person who found it dead on the beach).

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See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• Judiciary of Massachusetts
• Courts of Massachusetts
• List of United States federal courthouses in Massachusetts

Notes

External links

• United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Official Website
• United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Official Website

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