Seth Aframe
Seth R. Aframe | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| Assumed office May 23, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey R. Howard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Seth Robert Aframe[1] 1974 (age 50–51) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Tufts University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Seth Robert Aframe (born 1974)[2] is an American lawyer from New Hampshire who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit since 2024.
Education
Aframe received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Tufts University in 1996 and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 1999.[1][3]
Career
From 1999 to 2000, he served as a
In 2018, Aframe was named an elections and civil rights coordinator in the U.S. Attorney's Office.[5]
Since 2008, Aframe has taught First Amendment law at the University of New Hampshire School of Law and legal writing at Boston University.[2][6]
Federal judicial service
On October 4, 2023, President
Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate[12] and he was renominated on January 8, 2024.[13] On January 18, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote.[14][15] On May 16, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 52–43 vote.[16] On May 20, 2024, his nomination was confirmed by a 49–40 vote.[17] He received his judicial commission on May 23, 2024.[18]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Seth Robert Aframe Profile | Concord, NH Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Thirty-Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "United States Attorney Jane E. Young Announces New Criminal Division Leadership" (Press release). United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire. March 30, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Biden nominates N.H. fed prosecutor to appeals court judgeship". October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Seth Aframe". University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ Landrigan, Kevin (October 4, 2023). "Biden nominates N.H. fed prosecutor to appeals court judgeship". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023. (registration required)
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 30, 2023.
- ^ Weiss, Benjamin S. "Threat of 'subpoena war' looms large as Senate considers judicial nominees". Courthouse News. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 30, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "PN1065 — Seth Robert Aframe — The Judiciary". congress.gov. January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Twenty Judicial Nominations, One Executive Nomination to the Full Senate" (Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Seth Robert Aframe to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit)". United States Senate. May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Seth Robert Aframe, of New Hampshire, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit)". United States Senate. May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ Seth Aframe at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Seth Aframe at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.