NH Executive Council approves Bassett for seat on NH Supreme Court
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May 28, 2012
Concord, New Hampshire: The New Hampshire Executive Council has approved Governor John Lynch's appointment of James Bassett to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The Council approved Bassett 4-1, with only David Wheeler voting against, expressing concern over his stance on abortion and gun control. Bassett will succeed Senior Justice James Duggan. Bassett has spent the past 27 years in private practice with the law firm of Orr & Reno. He has been actively involved in politics in the past, running for Congress in 1994 but losing in the Republican primary. He has also served on and chaired the Canterbury Board of Selectmen and currently serves on the board of directors of New Hampshire Public Radio. He attended Dartmouth College graduating 1978 and went on to attend University of Virginia School of Law earning a law degree in 1982. Chief Justice Linda Dalianis told the press that Bassett will be an "excellent addition to the Supreme Court."[1]
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