 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 
|
|
 |
||||||||||||||||
|
Bar News - October 4, 2002 Swearing In of Circuit Court Judge Howard Draws a Crowd Justice Souter Among Attendees THE US FIRST Circuit Court of Appeals, during one of its rare seatings in Concord, witnessed the formal investiture of its newest member, Jeffrey R. Howard, Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. at the Warren B. Rudman US Courthouse in Concord. Onlookers in the packed courtroom included the Hon. David A. Souter, of the US Supreme Court, who also briefly served as a member of the US Circuit Court bench. The ceremony drew an all-star cast of leading members of the NH judiciary, Bar and political world. Making an appearance was NH Supreme Court Associate Justice John T. Broderick, Jr., who returned to work earlier in September after recovering from severe facial injuries suffered in a beating this spring. Former NH Governor Stephen Merrill, a longtime Howard mentor, and the new judge's brother, Mark Howard, were among the speakers. Attorney and Democrat Wilfred L. "Jack" Sanders, of Sanders & McDermott, set the tone for a "bipartisan" slate of speakers who lauded the Republican Howard's evenhanded approach to justice as US attorney and as NH attorney general. Grace Mattern, executive director of the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, called Howard "the most effective prosecutor" of domestic violence crimes she had ever worked with. Attorneys Martin L. Gross and Stephen L. Tober, on behalf of the ABA's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, also welcomed Howard to the court. In his own remarks, Judge Howard spoke of the responsibility he has accepted as a judge and the need to respect civil liberties even at a time of peril, and gave thanks to his parents and family for helping him achieve his professional goals. Chief Judge Michael Boudin administered the oath to Judge Howard. Howard, whose nomination was approved in April, was officially sworn-in in May at a small ceremony with his family near his home in Salisbury. Howard has had a long career in the public sector. After earning his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, he began in 1981 at the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General, where he served as an attorney and then deputy AG until 1989. Building on that prosecutorial experience, he accepted an appointment as US attorney for New Hampshire that year. Four years later, in 1993, he returned to the Attorney General's Office.
|
|
Home | About the Bar | For Members | For the Public | Legal Links | Publications | Online Store New Hampshire Bar Association |
