Joseph A. Diclerico Jr.
Joseph A. Diclerico Jr. | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire | |
| Assumed office March 15, 2007 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire | |
| In office 1992–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Shane Devine |
| Succeeded by | Paul J. Barbadoro |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire | |
| In office August 17, 1992 – March 15, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Normand Laplante |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph A. Diclerico Jr. January 30, 1941 Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Education | Williams College (B.A.) Yale Law School (LL.B.) |
Joseph A. Diclerico Jr. (born January 30, 1941) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
Education and career
Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Diclerico received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College in 1963 and a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1966. He was a law clerk to Judge Aloysius J. Connor of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire from 1966 to 1967, and was then a law clerk to the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1967 to 1968. He was in private practice in Concord, New Hampshire from 1968 to 1970. He was an assistant state attorney general of New Hampshire from 1970 to 1977. He was an associate justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court from 1977 to 1991, and Chief Justice of that court from 1991 to 1992.[1]
Federal judicial service
On April 9, 1992, Diclerico was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 12, 1992, and received his commission on August 17, 1992. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1997. He assumed senior status on March 15, 2007.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Diclerico, Joseph A., Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Sources
- Joseph A. Diclerico Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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