Seth Robert Aframe
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Born 1974.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 8, 2024
- Senate vote
- 49 to 40
- Confirmed
- May 20, 2024
- Commissioned
- May 23, 2024
Education
- B.A., Tufts University, 1996
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1999
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Judith A. Cowin, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1999-2000
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 2000-2003
- Law clerk, Hon. Jeffrey R. Howard, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2003-2007
- Instructor of legal research and writing, Boston University School of Law, 2006-2007
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Hampshire, 2007-2024
- Civil Division, 2007-2010
- Criminal Division, 2010-2024
- appellate chief, 2010-2024
- deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2022-2023
- chief, Criminal Division, 2023-2024
- Adjunct professor, University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, 2008-
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, October 4, 2023; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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