Who appointed Jeffrey R. Howard?

President George W. Bush appointed Jeffrey R. Howard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 2002.

Was Jeffrey R. Howard appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Jeffrey R. Howard was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Jeffrey R. Howard's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Jeffrey R. Howard 99–0 on April 23, 2002.

First Circuit / Appointed 2002 / Senior status since 2022

Jeffrey R. Howard

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 99–0, Jeffrey R. Howard is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1981. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1955 · age 71
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 99–0
Education: Plymouth State College 1978 · Georgetown Law Center 1981
Succeeded: Norman H. Stahl
Succeeded by: Seth Robert Aframe

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	First Circuit succeeded Norman H. Stahl	G.W. Bush (R)	99–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 99–0 on April 23, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 79. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 99

50 D, 48 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 1

1 R

Jesse Helms(R-NC)

Education

Plymouth State College	B.A.	1978
Georgetown University Law Center	J.D.	1981

Judicial Record

In our data, Howard authored 20 published opinions for the court (2008–2011). Most cited: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary v. QLT Phototherapeutics, Inc. (158 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2009	Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary v. QLT Phototherapeutics, Inc.	552 F.3d 47	158
2011	D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. v. Mehrotra	661 F.3d 124	136
2008	Andrew Robinson International, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance	547 F.3d 48	120
2009	R & G Mortgage Corp. v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.	584 F.3d 1	115
2009	In Re Pharm. Industry Average Wholesale Price Lit.	582 F.3d 156	93
2008	Jasty v. Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	528 F.3d 28	64
2009	Costa-Urena v. Segarra	590 F.3d 18	57
2009	United States v. Graham	553 F.3d 6	51
2011	Bonefont-Igaravidez v. International Shipping Corp.	659 F.3d 120	47
2009	United States v. Troy	583 F.3d 20	47
2011	In Re Grand Jury Subpoena	662 F.3d 65	40
2008	United States v. Hebshie	549 F.3d 30	38
2009	Lopez Perez v. Holder	587 F.3d 456	35
2010	SAYSANA v. Gillen	614 F.3d 1	30
2011	United States v. Garcia-Hernandez	659 F.3d 108	22

Showing the 15 most-cited of 20 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Jeffrey R. Howard?: President George W. Bush appointed Jeffrey R. Howard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 2002.
Was Jeffrey R. Howard appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Jeffrey R. Howard was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Jeffrey R. Howard's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Jeffrey R. Howard 99–0 on April 23, 2002.
Which court is Jeffrey R. Howard on?: Jeffrey R. Howard is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

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24 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).