joseph a. diclerico jr. (january 30, 1941 – april 2, 2022) was an american politician and lawyer. he was the judge of the united states district court for the district of new hampshire from 1992 until his death. he was chief judge of that court from 1992 until 1997. he was nominated to the court by president george h. w. bush. diclerico jr. was born in lynn, massachusetts.