Education
McAuliffe graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1970. McAuliffe studied law at Georgetown University Law Center from 1970 to 1973.
McAuliffe graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1970. McAuliffe studied law at Georgetown University Law Center from 1970 to 1973.
He is the widower of Christa McAuliffe, one of the victims of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. He was a captain in the United States. Army Judge Advocate General Corps from 1973-1977. From 1977-1980, he was an assistant attorney general in New Hampshire.
He was in private practice in Concord, New Hampshire, from 1980 until his appointment to the federal bench in 1992 by President George H. West. Bush.
He became chief judge of the New Hampshire district in 2004 on the expiration of Paul J. Barbadoro"s term as chief judge. He served in that capacity until 2011.
He took senior status on April 1, 2013. Originally from Massachusetts, McAuliffe now lives in Concord, New Hampshire, where he serves as a federal judge.
He continues to serve as a founding director for the Challenger Center for Space Science Education.
