History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

18 judges have served since Sep 26, 1789. Now: Samantha Dowd Elliott DLandya B. McCafferty DJoseph Normand Laplante R.

Judges
18
8 D · 7 R · 2 U · 1 JR
Longest tenure
35 years
Matthew Harvey
Current
4.8 years
Samantha Dowd Elliott, since Dec 21, 2021
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020John Sullivan · 1789-09-26 – 1795-01-23John Pickering · 1795-02-11 – 1804-03-12John Samuel Sherburne · 1804-03-26 – 1830-08-02 · Jeffersonian RepublicanMatthew Harvey · 1830-12-16 – 1866-04-07 · DemocratDaniel Clark · 1866-07-27 – 1891-01-02 · DemocratEdgar Aldrich · 1891-02-20 – 1921-09-15 · RepublicanGeorge Franklin Morris · 1921-10-25 – 1943-04-30 · RepublicanAloysius Joseph Connor · 1944-12-09 – 1967-12-18 · DemocratHugh Henry Bownes · 1968-07-25 – 1977-10-31 · DemocratShane Devine · 1978-06-27 – 1992-09-08 · DemocratPaul J. Barbadoro · 1992-10-09 – 2021-03-01 · RepublicanSamantha Dowd Elliott · 2021-12-21 – present · DemocratMartin Francis Loughlin · 1979-04-26 – 1989-05-15 · DemocratNorman H. Stahl · 1990-04-06 – 1992-06-30 · RepublicanJoseph A. DiClerico, Jr. · 1992-08-17 – 2007-03-15 · RepublicanJoseph Normand Laplante · 2007-12-28 – present · RepublicanSteven J. McAuliffe · 1992-10-10 – 2013-04-01 · RepublicanLandya B. McCafferty · 2013-12-17 – present · Democrat
Samantha Dowd Elliott D
Dec 21, 2021 – present · 4.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 62–37
Landya B. McCafferty D
Dec 17, 2013 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 79–19
Joseph Normand Laplante R
Dec 28, 2007 – present · 19 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Steven J. McAuliffe R
Oct 10, 1992 – Apr 1, 2013 · 20 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Apr 1, 2013
Paul J. Barbadoro R
Oct 9, 1992 – Mar 1, 2021 · 28 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Mar 1, 2021
Joseph A. DiClerico, Jr. R
Aug 17, 1992 – Mar 15, 2007 · 15 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Mar 15, 2007
Norman H. Stahl R
Apr 6, 1990 – Jun 30, 1992 · 2.2 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Martin Francis Loughlin D
Apr 26, 1979 – May 15, 1989 · 10 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status May 15, 1989
Shane Devine D
Jun 27, 1978 – Sep 8, 1992 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Sep 8, 1992
Hugh Henry Bownes D
Jul 25, 1968 – Oct 31, 1977 · 9.3 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Aloysius Joseph Connor D
Dec 9, 1944 – Dec 18, 1967 · 23 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Franklin Morris R
Oct 25, 1921 – Apr 30, 1943 · 22 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding · senior status Apr 30, 1943
Edgar Aldrich R
Feb 20, 1891 – Sep 15, 1921 · 31 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Daniel Clark D
Jul 27, 1866 – Jan 2, 1891 · 24 years · appointed by Andrew Johnson
Matthew Harvey D
Dec 16, 1830 – Apr 7, 1866 · 35 years · appointed by Andrew Jackson
John Samuel Sherburne JR
Mar 26, 1804 – Aug 2, 1830 · 26 years · appointed by Thomas Jefferson
John Pickering
Feb 11, 1795 – Mar 12, 1804 · 9.1 years · appointed by George Washington
John Sullivan
Sep 26, 1789 – Jan 23, 1795 · 5.3 years · appointed by George Washington

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.