Jeffrey R. Howard

Jeffrey R. Howard
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Assumed office
March 31, 2022
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office
June 16, 2015 – March 31, 2022
Preceded bySandra Lynch
Succeeded byDavid J. Barron
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office
May 3, 2002 – March 31, 2022
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byNorman H. Stahl
Succeeded bySeth Aframe
25th Attorney General of New Hampshire
In office
February 25, 1993 – August 21, 1997
GovernorSteve Merrill
Preceded byJohn P. Arnold
Succeeded byPhilip T. McLaughlin
United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire
In office
1989–1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byPeter E. Papps
Succeeded byPeter E. Papps
Personal details
Born
Jeffrey Robert Howard

(1955-11-04) November 4, 1955 (age 69)
Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S.
EducationPlymouth State University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Jeffrey Robert Howard (born November 4, 1955) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.