Seth R. Aframe | |
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| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| Assumed office May 23, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey R. Howard |
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| Born | Seth Robert Aframe[1] 1974 (age 50–51) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Tufts University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Seth Robert Aframe (born 1974)[2] is an American lawyer fromNew Hampshire who has served as aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit since 2024.
Aframe received aBachelor of Arts,summa cum laude, fromTufts University in 1996 and aJuris Doctor,magna cum laude, fromGeorgetown University Law Center in 1999.[1][3]
From 1999 to 2000, he served as alaw clerk to JusticeJudith Cowin on theMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. From 2000 to 2003, Aframe was an associate atChoate, Hall & Stewart inBoston. From 2003 to 2007, he served as a law clerk for JudgeJeffrey R. Howard on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. From 2007 to 2024, he was anassistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire, where he served as chief of theappellate division from 2010 to 2024[3] and chief of thecriminal division from 2023 to 2024.[3][4]
In 2018, Aframe was named an elections and civil rights coordinator in the U.S. Attorney's Office.[5]
Since 2008, Aframe has taughtFirst Amendment law at theUniversity of New Hampshire School of Law andlegal writing atBoston University.[2][6]
On October 4, 2023, PresidentJoe Biden nominated Aframe to serve as aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. President Biden nominated Aframe to the seat vacated by JudgeJeffrey R. Howard, who assumedsenior status on March 31, 2022.[7][8] On November 1, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before theSenate Judiciary Committee.[9] During his confirmation hearing, Republican senators sought to paint Aframe as being soft on crime, pointing to a 2020 case he tried in which he recommended a 30-year sentence for a man convicted of sexually assaulting a minor.[10] On November 30, 2023, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by an 11–10party line vote.[11] On January 3, 2024, his nomination was returned to the president underRule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of theUnited States Senate[12] and he was renominated on January 8, 2024.[13] On January 18, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10party-line vote.[14][15] On May 16, 2024, the Senate invokedcloture on his nomination by a 52–43 vote.[16] On May 20, 2024, his nomination was confirmed by a 49–40 vote.[17] He received his judicial commission on May 23, 2024.[18]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 2024–present | Incumbent |