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Aframe, Seth Robert
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 8, 2024, to a seat vacated by Jeffrey R. Howard. Confirmed by the Senate on May 20, 2024, and received commission on May 23, 2024.
Education:
Tufts University, B.A., 1996
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1999
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Judith A. Cowin, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1999-2000
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 2000-2003
Law clerk, Hon. Jeffrey R. Howard, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2003-2007
Instructor of legal research and writing, Boston University School of Law, 2006-2007
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Hampshire, 2007-2024; Civil Division, 2007-2010; Criminal Division, 2010-2024; appellate chief, 2010-2024; deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2022-2023; chief, Criminal Division, 2023-2024
Adjunct professor, University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, 2008-
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, October 4, 2023; no Senate vote