Joseph DiClerico

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Joseph DiClerico

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Education

Bachelor's

Williams College, 1963

Law

Yale Law, 1966

Personal
Birthplace
Lynn, Mass.


Joseph A. DiClerico, Jr. (b. 1941) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. He assumed senior status on March 15, 2007. DiClerico was succeeded in this position by Joseph Laplante.[1][2]

DiClerico died on April 2, 2022.[3]

Education

Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, DiClerico received a bachelor's degree from Williams College in 1963 and a bachelor's of Law degree, LL.B., from Yale Law School in 1966.[1]

Professional career

DiClerico was a law clerk for the Hon. Aloysius J. Connor of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire from 1966 to 1967 and also a law clerk in the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1967 to 1968. DiClerico entered private practice in Concord, New Hampshire from 1968 to 1970 and served as the Assistant State Attorney General of New Hampshire from 1970 to 1977. DiClerico was appointed to serve as an Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court from 1977 to 1991, before serving as the chief justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court from 1991 to 1992.[1]

Judicial career

District of New Hampshire

DiClerico was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire by George H.W. Bush on April 9, 1992, to a new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089. DiClerico was subsequently confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 12, 1992, and received commission on August 17, 1992.[4] DiClerico was succeeded in this position by Joseph Laplante.

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Political offices
Preceded by:
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District of New Hampshire
1902–2007
Seat #3
Succeeded by:
Joseph Laplante