Joseph Normand Laplante
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph Normand Laplante is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1990. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1965 · age 61
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2007
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Georgetown 1987 · Georgetown Law Center 1990
- Succeeded
- Joseph A. DiClerico Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | District of New Hampshire succeeded Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. | G.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
| Georgetown University | A.B. | 1987 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | J.D. | 1990 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Laplante was assigned 1,439 district-court cases (2006–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 223 days across 1,187 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 155 of Laplante’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 144 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 6 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, Laplante authored 51 published opinions for the court (2008–2011). Most cited: Dube v. Astrue (32 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dube v. Astrue | 781 F. Supp. 2d 27 | 32 |
| 2009 | Aumand v. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | 611 F. Supp. 2d 78 | 29 |
| 2009 | Brodeur v. Claremont School District | 626 F. Supp. 2d 195 | 26 |
| 2008 | Hollander v. McCain | 566 F. Supp. 2d 63 | 23 |
| 2009 | Bartlett v. MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. | 659 F. Supp. 2d 279 | 21 |
| 2010 | Bartlett v. MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. | 731 F. Supp. 2d 135 | 20 |
| 2009 | Johnson v. General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. | 675 F. Supp. 2d 236 | 20 |
| 2008 | Jackson National Life Insurance v. Economou | 557 F. Supp. 2d 216 | 20 |
| 2009 | Franchi v. New Hampton School | 656 F. Supp. 2d 252 | 19 |
| 2010 | Bartlett v. MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. | 742 F. Supp. 2d 182 | 17 |
| 2009 | Philbrick v. eNom, Inc. | 593 F. Supp. 2d 352 | 13 |
| 2008 | Ligotti v. Garofalo | 562 F. Supp. 2d 204 | 13 |
| 2010 | Rockwood v. SKF USA INC. | 758 F. Supp. 2d 44 | 12 |
| 2010 | Reed v. National Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Inc. | 706 F. Supp. 2d 180 | 12 |
| 2009 | New England Wood Pellet, LLC v. New England Pellet, LLC | 419 B.R. 133 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 51 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 Normand Laplante?
- President George W. Bush appointed Joseph Normand Laplante to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire in 2007.
- Was Joseph Normand Laplante appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joseph Normand Laplante was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joseph Normand Laplante's confirmation vote?
- Joseph Normand Laplante was confirmed by voice vote on December 14, 2007. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Joseph Normand Laplante on?
- Joseph Normand Laplante is 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
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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18 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).