John P. Kacavas | |
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United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire | |
In office August 13, 2009 –April 17, 2015 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Thomas P. Colantuono |
Succeeded by | Donald Feith (acting) |
Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the Hillsborough 37th district | |
In office December 6,2000 –December 4,2002 | |
Preceded by | multi-member district |
Succeeded by | multi-member district |
Personal details | |
Born | John Paul Kacavas March 27,1961 Manchester,New Hampshire,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mindy |
Children | 3 |
Education | Saint Michael's College (BA) American University (MA) Boston College (JD) |
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John Paul Kacavas [1] (born March 27,1961) [2] is an American lawyer and former politician who served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire from 2009 to 2015. [3] [4]
He was born in Manchester,New Hampshire to Nicholas and Betty Kacavas. [2] [5] His father was a pressman and worked for the Union Leader Corporation as a printer. [5] He graduated from Manchester Central High School. [6] While in high school,he was a starting guard on Central's state championship basketball team . [7] He graduated from Saint Michael's College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1983,American University School of International Service with a Master of Arts degree in international affairs in 1987,and Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1990. [8] [9]
From 1990 to 1993 he was in private practice in Manchester. [10] From 1993 to 1999 he served as an assistant attorney general,senior assistant attorney General and chief of the homicide unit within the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office. [10] From 1999 to 2000 he was a trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division. [10] From 2000 to 2009 he was in private practice in Manchester. [10] Since 2015 he has served as chief legal officer and general counsel at Dartmouth Health System. [9]
In May 2009 he was nominated by President Obama to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire. [11] [12] He was later confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote on August 8,2009,and was sworn in on August 13,2009. [13] [10] He resigned on April 17,2015. [14]
He served on the Manchester Board of School Committee. [15] From 2000 to 2002 he served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives as a Democrat representing the 37th district of Hillsborough County,New Hampshire. [16] [17] [15]
He and his wife Mindy have three children. [15]
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