Judge Aframe was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in May 2024. He received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University in 1996 and graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1999. Following graduation, Judge Aframe clerked for Justice Judith A. Cowin on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He then worked in private practice from 2000 to 2003. In 2003, Judge Aframe moved to New Hampshire to clerk for Judge Jeffrey R. Howard of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. In 2007, Judge Aframe began working at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire. He worked in that office until his appointment to the First Circuit Court of Appeals, serving as the appellate chief and chief of the criminal division. Clerk's Office Telephone Number: (617) 748-9057.