Looks like Hillary! got TWO unwelcome "birthday presents".
Torruella "grew in office" (something our good friend Linda "Greenhouse Gas" Greenhouse always applauded) to become a good progressive.
His failure to retire in a timely manner probably indicates that he was part of the anti-Trump "Resistance", intent on denying the Bad Orange Man another open appellate court seat.
Since my mother always told me "If you can't say anything nice...", I'll leave it right there.
Here's the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit [As of October 26, 2020]:
Judges 6 Circuit Justice Stephen Breyer Chief Judge Jeffrey R. Howard Age Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by 65 Chief Judge Jeffrey R. Howard Concord, NH 1955 2002–present &2015–present G.W. Bush 87 Circuit Judge Juan R. Torruella San Juan, PR 1933 1984–present &1994–2001 Reagan [deceased] 74 Circuit Judge Sandra Lynch Boston, MA 1946 1995–present &2008–2015 Clinton 69 Circuit Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson Providence, RI 1951 2010–present — — Obama 67 Circuit Judge William J. Kayatta Jr. Portland, ME 1953 2013–present — — Obama 53 Circuit Judge David Jeremiah Barron Boston, MA 1967 2014–present — — Obama ====================== 93 Senior Circuit Levin H. Campbell inactive 1927 1972–1992 1992–present Nixon &1983–1990 86 Senior Circuit Bruce M. Selya Providence, RI 1934 1986–2006 2006–present Reagan 81 Senior Circuit Michael Boudin Boston, MA 1939 1992–2013 2013–present G.H.W. Bush &2001–2008 89 Senior Circuit Norman H. Stahl Boston, MA 1931 1992–2001 2001–present G.H.W. Bush 79 Senior Circuit Kermit Lipez Portland, ME 1941 1998–2011 2011–present Clinton
& denotes Chief Judge of the Court
* denotes Federalist Society member
Looking forward to putting the first Federalist Society "star" next to the new judge's name. 