Lara Montecalvo

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Lara Montecalvo
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Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
Tenure

2022 - Present

Years in position

1

Education

Bachelor's

Swarthmore College, 1996

Law

Boston College Law School, 2000

Personal
Birthplace
Syracuse, N.Y.
Contact

Personal LinkedIn

Lara Montecalvo is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on May 19, 2022, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 14, 2022, by a vote of 52-47.[1] To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Prior to her nomination, Montecalvo was the public defender of Rhode Island.[2]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit (2022-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On May 19, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Montecalvo to the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.[3] She was confirmed by a 52-47 vote of the U.S. Senate on September 14, 2022.[1] Montecalvo received commission on September 20, 2022.[4] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Lara Montecalvo
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 118 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: May 19, 2022
ApprovedAABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified/Minority Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: May 25, 2022
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: June 16, 2022 
ApprovedAConfirmed: September 14, 2022
ApprovedAVote: 52-47


Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Montecalvo by a vote of 52-47 on September 14, 2022.[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Montecalvo confirmation vote (September 14, 2022)
Party Yea Nay No vote
Electiondot.png Democratic 47 0 1
Ends.png Republican 3 47 0
Grey.png Independent 2 0 0
Total 52 47 1

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Montecalvo's nomination on May 25, 2022. The committee voted to advance Montecalvo's nomination to the full Senate on June 16, 2022.[1]

Nomination

On April 27, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Montecalvo to the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.[2] The president officially nominated Montecalvo on May 19.[3]

Montecalvo was nominated to replace Judge Jeffrey R. Howard, who assumed senior status on March 31, 2022.

The American Bar Association rated Montecalvo well qualified by a substantial majority and qualified by a minority.[5] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Biography

Early life and education

Montecalvo was born in 1974 in Syracuse, New York. She earned her B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1996 and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Boston College Law School in 2000. During her legal studies, she was the managing editor of the Boston College Law School International and Comparative Law Review.[6]

Professional career

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 2020: Newsmaker of the Year, Rhode Island Women's Bar Association and Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
  • 2003: Outstanding Attorney Award, United States Department of Justice, Tax Division
  • 2000: Outstanding Attorney Award, Political Asylum/Immigration Representation ("PAIR") Project[6]

Associations

  • Common Cause Rhode Island
  • Criminal Justice Policy Board for the State of Rhode Island
  • Gordon School Advisory Council
  • Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Rhode Island Bar Association
  • Rhode Island Bar Association Foundation
  • Rhode Island Women's Bar Association[6]

About the court

First Circuit
Court of Appeals
1st Circuit seal.png
Judgeships
Posts: 6
Judges: 6
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief:
Active judges: Seth Aframe, David Barron, Gustavo Gelpí, William Kayatta, Lara Montecalvo, Julie Rikelman

Senior judges:
Levin Hicks Campbell, Jeffrey R. Howard, Kermit Lipez, Sandra Lea Lynch, Bruce Marshall Selya, Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson


The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court with appellate jurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Appeals are heard in the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts. There is another circuit courthouse located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the court sits for two weeks a year.

Two judges of the First Circuit went on to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Stephen Breyer was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1994 by Bill Clinton (D), and David Souter was appointed in 1990 by George H. W. Bush (R). The First Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases fall under federal law, and may be either civil or criminal in nature. Appeals of rulings by the First Circuit Court of Appeals are petitioned to the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Stephen Breyer is the circuit justice for the First Circuit.

The United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has jurisdiction over the following U.S. district courts:

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

  • The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
  • The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
  • As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
  • After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
  • If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
  • If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
  • The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
  • If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
  • If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Congress.gov, "PN2140 — Lara E. Montecalvo — The Judiciary," accessed June 16, 2022
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The White House, "President Biden Names Seventeenth Round of Judicial Nominees," April 27, 2022
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The White House, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," May 19, 2022
  4. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Montecalvo, Lara Elizabeth," accessed September 26, 2022
  5. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV Judicial Nominees," accessed May 25, 2022
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees," accessed May 25, 2022

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