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Joseph Laplante
2007 - Present
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Joseph Normand Laplante (b. 1965) is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He joined the court in 2007 after an appointment from George W. Bush. At the time of appointment, Laplante was the first assistant U.S. attorney for District of New Hampshire. He was chief judge for the court from 2011 to 2018.[1][2]
Education
Laplante earned his A.B. and J.D. from Georgetown University in 1987 and 1990, respectively.[1]
Professional career
- 2007-2002: First assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire
- 2000-2002: Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
- 1998-1999: Trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
- 1993-1998: Senior assistant attorney general, Office of the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire
- 1990-1993: Private practice, New Hampshire[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 was chief judge for the court from 2011 to 2018.
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
- United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Joseph Laplante"
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire 2007-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gregory • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Moses • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Hampshire • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Hampshire
State courts:
New Hampshire Supreme Court • New Hampshire Superior Courts • New Hampshire Circuit Courts • New Hampshire Probate Courts • New Hampshire District Court • New Hampshire Family Division
State resources:
Courts in New Hampshire • New Hampshire judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Hampshire
