Jeffrey R. Howard
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Senior status. Born 1955.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 4, 2001
- Senate vote
- 99 to 0
- Confirmed
- Apr 23, 2002
- Commissioned
- May 3, 2002
- Senior status
- Mar 31, 2022
Education
- B.A., Plymouth State College, 1978
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1981
Career
- Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, 1981-1988
- Deputy attorney general, State of New Hampshire, 1988-1989
- U.S. attorney for the District of New Hampshire, 1989-1993
- Attorney general, State of New Hampshire, 1993-1997
- Private practice, New Hampshire, 1997-2002
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2015-2022
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, August 2, 2001; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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