New Hampshire court system receives overhaul
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July 6, 2011
New Hampshire: On July 1, 2011 ten Circuit Courts opened across the state of New Hampshire. These new courts are designed to put district, probate and family under one administrative roof, reducing the number of mid-level managers required.[1]
Before July 1 each of those courts was a separate entity with its own judges and clerks. With the new changes the court system lost 35 people to retirements and layoffs, and another 32 people were demoted to non-management positions.[1]
The Justices of the Supreme Court cautioned against slashing the court’s staffing levels.
- “An abrupt reduction in Judicial Branch resources would undermine the very work of the commission, which recognizes that it takes time and effort to implement large institutional change, especially in an institution as deeply embedded in practices and procedures as the court system.”[1]
This is one of the largest structural changes to the branch since the state Legislature adopted the unified court system in 1984.[1]
Footnotes
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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
