U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire is a United States district court, a federal trial court where most federal civil and criminal cases are first heard. It lies within the First Circuit, which reviews its decisions on appeal. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former, with who appointed them and whom they succeeded.
| Judge | Appointed by | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Paul J. Barbadoro | Bush (R) | 1992 |
| Steven J. McAuliffe | Bush (R) | 1992 |
| Joseph Normand Laplante | Bush (R) | 2007 |
| Landya B. McCafferty | Obama (D) | 2013 |
| Samantha Dowd Elliott | Biden (D) | 2021 |
| Judge | Appointed by | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. | Bush (R) | 1992–2022 |
| Norman H. Stahl | Bush (R) | 1990–1992 |
| Martin Francis Loughlin | Carter (D) | 1979–1995 |
| Shane Devine | Carter (D) | 1978–1999 |
| Hugh Henry Bownes | Johnson (D) | 1968–1977 |
| Aloysius Joseph Connor | Roosevelt (D) | 1944–1967 |
| George Franklin Morris | Harding (R) | 1921–1953 |
| Edgar Aldrich | Harrison (R) | 1891–1921 |
| Daniel Clark | Johnson (D) | 1866–1891 |
| Matthew Harvey | Jackson (D) | 1830–1866 |
| John Samuel Sherburne | Jefferson (N) | 1804–1830 |
| John Pickering | Washington (–) | 1795–1804 |
| John Sullivan | Washington (–) | 1789–1795 |
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1789.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.