Education
Georgetown University, Bachelor of Arts, 1987
Georgetown University Law School, Juris Doctor, 1990.
Georgetown University, Bachelor of Arts, 1987
Georgetown University Law School, Juris Doctor, 1990.
He was nominated by George West. Bush on June 13, 2007, to a seat vacated by Joseph DiClerico. And subsequently confirmed by the Senate on December 14, 2007, receiving his commission on December 28, 2007. He became Chief Judge in 2011.
Private practice, New Hampshire, 1990–1993 Senior assistant attorney general, Office of the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, 1993–1998 Trial attorney, Criminal Division, United States. Department of Justice, 1998–1999 Assistant United States. attorney, United States. Attorney" General’ s Office, District of Massachusetts, 2000–2002 First assistant United States. attorney, United States. Attorney" General’ s Office, District of New Hampshire.
Judge Laplante has served on the Nashua Region Board of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (chairman 2006-2008), the Nashua Police Athletic League and Youth Safe Haven (chairman 2003-2008), and the Saint Christopher School Advisory Board. He coordinates the youth wrestling program (K-8th grade) for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua, and volunteers at the Corpus Christi Food Pantry.
He is a boxing referee, licensed to officiate both professional and amateur bouts.
2002-2007
Laplante is a member of the Webster-Batchelder American Inn of Court, and has served on two New Hampshire Bar Association committees: the New Lawyer’s Committee (past chairman), and the Professionalism Committee (past chairman). He is also an advisory board member of the Saint Paul’s School Advanced Studies Program, a program that he attended as a student in 1982.
