Carol Conboy
Carol Ann Conboy was an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. She was appointed to this position by Governor John Lynch in June of 2009.[1] She retired from the bench effective July 1, 2017. [2]
Education
Conboy received her undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and her J.D. from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1978.[1]
Career
- 2009-2017: Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court
- 1992-2009: Judge, New Hampshire Superior Court
- 1980-1992: Partner, McLane, Graf, Raulerson and Middleton
- 1978-1979: Law clerk, Judge Shane Devine of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire[1]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Member, Franklin Pierce Law Center Board of Trustees
- Former chair, New Hampshire Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics
- Former chair, New Hampshire Superior Court Sentence Review Board[1]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Conboy received a campaign finance score of -1.02, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of -0.99 that justices received in New Hampshire.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[3]
See also
External links
- New Hampshire Judicial Branch, "Associate Justice Carol Ann Conboy"
- Project Vote Smart, "Associate Justice Carol Ann Conboy (NH)"
- Office of the Governor, Press Release, "Governor Lynch Will Nominate Superior Court Judge Carol Ann Conboy To Serve on New Hampshire Supreme Court," June 1, 2009
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 New Hampshire Judicial Branch, "Supreme Court - Associate Justice Carol Ann Conboy," accessed August 8, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, "Supreme Court - Meet the Justices," accessed July 20, 2017
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Hampshire • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Hampshire
State courts:
New Hampshire Supreme Court • New Hampshire Superior Courts • New Hampshire Circuit Courts • New Hampshire Probate Courts • New Hampshire District Court • New Hampshire Family Division
State resources:
Courts in New Hampshire • New Hampshire judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Hampshire
