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# Levin Hicks Campbell

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Circuit Judge
- Service status: senior
- Last verified: 2026-07-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1972–1992) — nominated June 15, 1972; confirmed June 28, 1972; held the role of Chief Judge from 1983 to 1990
- Judge, District Court, D. Massachusetts, 1971-1972
- Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1969-1972
- Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, 1965-1968
- Assistant Attorney General (1965–1966) and First Assistant Attorney General (1967–1968) under Massachusetts AGs Edward W. Brooke and Elliott L. Richardson
- special assistant attorney general, 1966-1967
- He held the role of a U.S. Army lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps (1952–1954), receiving the Commendation Medal for service in Korea
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Remembered for his long service in both state and federal courts, his leadership as Chief Judge of the First Circuit, and his contributions to the federal judiciary’s institutional work

### Education

- Harvard University — LL.B. (1951)
- A.B. from Harvard College in 1948 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1951.
- Harvard University — B.A. (1948)

### Additional information

- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1971–1972) — nominated Nov.
- 12, 1971; confirmed Nov.
- 23, 1971; served until Aug.
- State representative, Massachusetts, 1963-1964
- Private practice, Boston, MA, 1954-1964
- After military service, Campbell practiced law in Boston with Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge & Rugg (1954–1964).
- U.S. Army lieutenant, JAG Corps, 1951-1954
- Date of birth: 1927-01-01
- Assumed senior status on Jan.
- He remains a historical figure in the First Circuit’s bench, with his opinions and rulings preserved in legal archives.
- Birth place: Summit, NJ

## Before you appear

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- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
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## Courtroom Rules

### appellate oral argument

Scope: courtwide

In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.

Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary

[Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1378781)
- [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1378781)
- [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1378781)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/521/levin-hicks-campbell/)
- [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/521/levin-hicks-campbell/)
- [Wikidata: Levin Hicks Campbell](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6535630)

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