Steven J. McAuliffe

Steven James McAuliffe
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Assumed office
April 1, 2013
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
In office
2004–2011
Preceded byPaul Barbadoro
Succeeded byJoseph Normand Laplante
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
In office
October 10, 1992 – April 1, 2013
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byNorman H. Stahl
Succeeded byLandya B. McCafferty
Personal details
Born
Steven James McAuliffe

(1948-03-03) March 3, 1948 (age 76)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouses
(m. 1970; died 1986)
Kathleen E. Thomas
(m. 1992)
Children4
EducationVirginia Military Institute (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1973–1977 (active)
1978–1979 (reserve)
Rank Captain
UnitJAG Corps

Steven James McAuliffe (born March 3, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He is the widower of Christa McAuliffe, one of the victims of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.