Joseph Laplante
| Joseph Laplante | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire | |
| Title: | Chief Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 12/28/2007 - Present |
| Chief: | 2011 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Joseph DiClerico |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1965 |
| Home State: | Nashua, NH |
| Bachelors: | Georgetown U., A.B., 1987 |
| Law School: | Georgetown U. Law, J.D., 1990 |
Contents |
Early life and education
- Georgetown University, A.B., 1987
- Georgetown University Law School, J.D., 1990[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New Hampshire, 1990-1993
- Senior assistant attorney general, Office of the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, 1993-1998
- Trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-1999
- Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, 2000-2002
- First assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire. 2002-2007[1]
Judicial career
District of New Hampshire
Laplante is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He was nominated by George W. Bush on June 13, 2007, to a seat vacated by Joseph DiClerico; and subsequently confirmed by the Senate on December 14, 2007, receiving his commission on December 28, 2007. [2] He became chief judge for the court in 2011.
Awards and associations
Awards
- New Hampshire Bar Foundation’s Robert Kirby Award
- Lt. Steven P. Demo Law Enforcement Award
- Boston Police Department Distinguished Service Award
- New England Narcotic Enforcement Officers’ Association’s “Billy Yout Memorial Award,”
- Congressional Law Enforcement Awards
- State’s top prosecutor by New Hampshire Magazine, 2003[2]
Associations
- Webster-Batchelder American Inn of Court,
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- Advisory Board, St. Paul’s School Advanced Studies Program
- Nashua Region Board of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (chairman 2006-08)
- Nashua Police Athletic League
- Youth Safe Haven (chairman 2003-08)
- St. Christopher School Advisory Board [2]
Congressional oath of office
In 2013, Laplante administered the oath of office to Representatives Carol Shea-Porter and Annie Kuster at the beginning of their new term. [3]
See also
External links
- District of New Hampshire
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center.
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Laplante
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Joseph DiClerico |
District of New Hampshire 2007–Currrent Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Joseph Laplante • Paul Barbadoro | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Landya McCafferty • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Norman Stahl • Martin Loughlin • Shane Devine • Hugh Bownes • Aloysius Joseph Connor • Edgar Aldrich • Daniel Clark • Matthew Harvey • John Samuel Sherburne • John Pickering • John Sullivan • George Morris • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Steven McAuliffe • Paul Barbadoro • Joseph DiClerico • Shane Devine • | ||
