Jeffrey R. Howard
Jeffrey Robert Howard | |
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Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
Assumed office June 16, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Sandra Lynch |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
Assumed office May 3, 2002 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Norman H. Stahl |
25th Attorney General of New Hampshire | |
In office February 25, 1993 – August 21, 1997 | |
Governor | Steve Merrill |
Preceded by | John P. Arnold |
Succeeded by | Philip T. McLaughlin |
United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire | |
In office 1989–1992 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Peter E. Papps |
Succeeded by | Peter E. Papps |
Personal details | |
Born | Claremont, New Hampshire | November 4, 1955
Education | Plymouth State College (BA) Georgetown University Law Center (JD) |
Jeffrey Robert Howard (born November 4, 1955) is the Chief 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 Republican President George H.W. Bush to become United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire. In 1993, he left that position to become the New Hampshire Attorney General, nominated by Republican Governor Steve Merrill.[1] 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. He was confirmed 99-0 by the United States Senate on April 23, 2002.[2] He was Bush's only appointee to the First Circuit to be confirmed.
References[]
External links[]
- Jeffrey R. Howard at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Department of Justice Profile
- 1955 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American judges
- Georgetown University Law Center alumni
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- New Hampshire Attorneys General
- People from Claremont, New Hampshire
- Plymouth State University alumni
- United States Attorneys for the District of New Hampshire
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by George W. Bush