--- title: "Steven J. McAuliffe | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-j-mcauliffe" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Steven J. McAuliffe U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire · U.S. District Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire - State: New Hampshire - Role: U.S. District Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Steven James McAuliffe is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, having assumed senior status on April 1, 2013, after more than two decades of service - Judge, District Court, D. New Hampshire, 1992-2013 - Army Reserve JAG captain, 1978–1979; assistant attorney general, 1977–1980; private practice, 1980–1992 - Assistant attorney general, State of New Hampshire, 1977-1980 - Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire - Before joining the bench, he served in the Army JAG Corps, worked as a state assistant attorney general, and practiced in Concord. ### Education - Georgetown University Law Center — J.D. (1973) - Virginia Military Institute — B.A. (1970) - Degrees at Virginia Military Institute and Georgetown. ### Additional information - Service: Judge from 1992–2013 - Steven J. McAuliffe received his federal commission on October 10, 1992, served as chief judge from 2004 to 2011, and assumed senior status on April 1, 2013. - Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation; appointing authority: George H.W. Bush; from 1992-10-10 - Private practice, Concord, NH, 1980-1992 - Private practice, Concord, New Hampshire, 1980-1992 - U.S. Army Reserve captain, JAG Corps, 1978-1979 - U.S. Army captain, JAG Corps, 1973-1977 - Born March 3, 1948, Cambridge, Massachusetts. - Date of birth: 1948 - Marian High School - Birth place: Cambridge, MA ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: Jury Evidence Recording System (JERS) . Provides information on courtroom technology that allows deliberating jurors to view exhibits electronically. . [Courtroom Technology | District of New Hampshire | United States District Court](https://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technology) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384496) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384496) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384496) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2097/steven-j-mcauliffe/) - [Courtroom Technology | District of New Hampshire | United States District Court](https://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technology) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2097/steven-j-mcauliffe/) - [Judge Steven J. McAuliffe](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384496) - [Wikidata: Steven J. McAuliffe](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7614862) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2097/steven-j-mcauliffe/) - [Judge Steven J. McAuliffe](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384496) - [Wikidata: Steven J. McAuliffe](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7614862) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-j-mcauliffe", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-j-mcauliffe", "name": "Steven J. McAuliffe | KnowJudges", "description": "Steven J. McAuliffe, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-j-mcauliffe#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-j-mcauliffe#judge", "name": "Steven J. McAuliffe", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-j-mcauliffe", "jobTitle": "U.S. District Judge", "worksFor": { "@type": "GovernmentOrganization", "name": "U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384496", "https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2097/steven-j-mcauliffe/" ], "birthDate": "1948", "birthPlace": "Cambridge, MA", "alumniOf": [ { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "Virginia Military Institute" }, { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "Georgetown University Law Center" }, { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "Marian High School" } ] }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "KnowJudges", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "New Hampshire", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/new-hampshire" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Steven J. McAuliffe", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-j-mcauliffe" } ] } ] } ``` ## Federal civil docket activity Dataset updated through 2026-06-30. | Period | Assigned cases | Terminated cases | Median disposition (months) | Median sample | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 1y | 70 | 4 | Not available | 4 | | 2y | 104 | 11 | 2.5 | 11 | | 5y | 233 | 111 | 5.5 | 111 | | 10y | 530 | 404 | 8.4 | 404 | Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/ ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.