Shaheen, Hassan Applaud Confirmation of Seth Aframe to the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following joint statement celebrating the confirmation of Seth Robert Aframe of Hopkinton, New Hampshire, as judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit: 

 
“We are pleased that Seth Aframe has been confirmed by a bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate to serve as the next judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. While Mr. Aframe’s decades of experience speaks for itself, his steadfast dedication and commitment to justice throughout his career has been commendable. We congratulate Mr. Aframe on this accomplishment and have confidence that he will serve with distinction and honor,” said Senators Shaheen and Hassan.

Senators Shaheen and Hassan both spoke on the Senate floor ahead of Mr. Aframe’s confirmation. Senator Shaheen’s remarks can be found here and Senator Hassan’s remarks can be found here.

Seth Robert Aframe was given a unanimous rating of Well Qualified by the American Bar Association, and the Committee received numerous letters of support from the New Hampshire legal community. Aframe is an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire in Concord, New Hampshire. He has served as both the Chief of the Criminal Division and the Appellate Section. Aframe joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2007, first serving in the Civil Division, then moving to the Criminal Division in 2010. From 2003 to 2007, Aframe served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jeffrey R. Howard, the First Circuit judge who he will succeed, in Concord, New Hampshire. From 2000 to 2003, Aframe worked as an associate at Choate Hall & Stewart in Boston, Massachusetts. From 1999 to 2000, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judith A. Cowin, Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in Boston. Since 2008, Aframe has taught as an adjunct law professor at the University of New Hampshire’s Franklin Pierce School of Law in Concord. Aframe graduated from Tufts University in 1996 and Georgetown University Law Center in 1999.   

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