Joseph Normand Laplante
| Joseph Normand Laplante | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire | |
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Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Steven J. McAuliffe |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire | |
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Assumed office December 28, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Joseph A. Diclerico Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1965 (age 50–51) Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.[1] |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Alma mater |
Georgetown University, A.B. Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. |
Joseph Normand Laplante (born 1965) is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
Federal judicial service
He was nominated by George W. Bush on June 13, 2007, to a seat vacated by Joseph DiClerico; and subsequently confirmed by the Senate on December 14, 2007, receiving his commission on December 28, 2007. He became Chief Judge in 2011.
Education
- Georgetown University, A.B., 1987
- Georgetown University Law School, J.D., 1990
Professional career
- Private practice, New Hampshire, 1990–1993
- Senior assistant attorney general, Office of the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, 1993–1998
- Trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998–1999
- Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, 2000–2002
- First assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire. 2002-2007
Laplante is a member of the Webster-Batchelder American Inn of Court, and has served on two New Hampshire Bar Association committees: the New Lawyer’s Committee (past chairman), and the Professionalism Committee (past chairman). He is also an advisory board member of the St. Paul’s School Advanced Studies Program, a program that he attended as a student in 1982.
Judge Laplante has served on the Nashua Region Board of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (chairman 2006-08), the Nashua Police Athletic League and Youth Safe Haven (chairman 2003-08), and the St. Christopher School Advisory Board. He coordinates the youth wrestling program (K-8th grade) for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua, and volunteers at the Corpus Christi Food Pantry.
He is a boxing referee, licensed to officiate both professional and amateur bouts.
References
- ↑ "History of the Federal Judiciary". Fjc.gov. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
External links
- Joseph Normand Laplante at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Laplante Profile on Judgepedia
- District of New Hampshire
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Laplante
| Legal offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Steven J. McAuliffe |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire 2011-present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Joseph A. Diclerico Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire 2007-present | |