David J. Barron

David Barron
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Assumed office
April 1, 2022
Preceded byJeffrey R. Howard
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Assumed office
May 23, 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byMichael Boudin
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
Acting
In office
2009–2010
Preceded bySteven G. Bradbury (acting)
Succeeded byJonathan Cedarbaum (acting)
Personal details
BornDavid Jeremiah Barron
1967 (age 58–59)
SpouseJuliette Kayyem
Children3
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)

David Jeremiah Barron (born 1967) is an American lawyer who serves as the Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and former S. William Green Professor of Public Law at Harvard Law School. He previously served as the Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel at the United States Department of Justice.