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Jeffrey R. Howard
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 31, 2022
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office
June 16, 2015 – March 31, 2022
Preceded bySandra Lynch
Succeeded byDavid J. Barron
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office
May 3, 2002 – March 31, 2022
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byNorman H. Stahl
Succeeded bySeth Aframe
25th Attorney General of New Hampshire
In office
February 25, 1993 – August 21, 1997
GovernorSteve Merrill
Preceded byJohn P. Arnold
Succeeded byPhilip T. McLaughlin
United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire
In office
1989–1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byPeter E. Papps
Succeeded byPeter E. Papps
Personal details
BornJeffrey Robert Howard
(1955-11-04) November 4, 1955 (age 69)
Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S.
EducationPlymouth State University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Jeffrey Robert Howard (born November 4, 1955) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Biography

Howard graduated from Plymouth State College (now Plymouth State University) in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and he received a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1981. After law school, Howard was an attorney in the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, rising to become Deputy Attorney General.

Political career

In 1989, he was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to become the United States attorney for the District of New Hampshire. In 1993, he left that position to become the New Hampshire Attorney General, nominated by Governor Steve Merrill. He served as Attorney General until 1997, when he stepped down, allowing Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen to nominate Philip McLaughlin. After serving as attorney general, Howard went back to private practice.

Federal judicial service

In September 2001, Howard was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit by President George W. Bush. The United States Senate confirmed him on April 23, 2002 by a 99–0 vote. He received his commission on May 3, 2002. He served as chief judge from 2015 to 2022. He assumed senior status on March 31, 2022.

References

  1. "Sun Journal - Google News Archive Search".
  2. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jeffrey R. Howard, of New Hampshire, to be U.S. Circuit Judge)". United States Senate.
  3. ^ Jeffrey R. Howard at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Preceded byNorman H. Stahl Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
2002–2022 		Succeeded bySeth Aframe
Preceded bySandra Lynch Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
2015–2022 		Succeeded byDavid J. Barron
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