Joseph A. DiClerico Jr.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1966. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1941–2022
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Williams College 1963 · Yale Law School 1966
- Succeeded by
- Joseph Normand Laplante
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | District of New Hampshire | G.H.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Williams College | B.A. | 1963 |
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1966 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, DiClerico was assigned 2,831 district-court cases (1987–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 246 days across 2,831 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 108 of DiClerico’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 102 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 1 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, DiClerico authored 111 published opinions for the court (1992–2009). Most cited: Caouette v. OfficeMax, Inc. (35 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Caouette v. OfficeMax, Inc. | 352 F. Supp. 2d 134 | 35 |
| 2000 | SIG Arms Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau | 122 F. Supp. 2d 255 | 27 |
| 1996 | Schaffer v. Timberland Co. | 924 F. Supp. 1298 | 25 |
| 1994 | Total Waste Management Corp. v. Commercial Union Insurance | 857 F. Supp. 140 | 25 |
| 1993 | Kleen Laundry & Dry Cleaning Services, Inc. v. Total Waste Management Corp. | 817 F. Supp. 225 | 23 |
| 1997 | Preyer v. Dartmouth College | 968 F. Supp. 20 | 22 |
| 1997 | Doe v. Londonderry School District | 970 F. Supp. 64 | 21 |
| 2004 | Pierce v. Metropolitan Life Insurance | 307 F. Supp. 2d 325 | 18 |
| 1993 | Sinclair v. Brill | 815 F. Supp. 44 | 18 |
| 2004 | Evans v. Yum Brands, Inc. | 326 F. Supp. 2d 214 | 17 |
| 1993 | Alexander v. Fujitsu Business Communication Systems, Inc. | 818 F. Supp. 462 | 17 |
| 1994 | Donovan v. Digital Equipment Corp. | 883 F. Supp. 775 | 16 |
| 1994 | Belanger v. Nashua, New Hampshire, School District | 856 F. Supp. 40 | 16 |
| 1993 | Gilbert v. Essex Group, Inc. | 930 F. Supp. 683 | 16 |
| 1993 | Levesque v. Miles Inc. | 816 F. Supp. 61 | 16 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 111 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 Joseph A. DiClerico Jr.?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire in 1992.
- Was Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph A. DiClerico Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on August 12, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. on?
- Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).