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The '''New Hampshire Superior Courts''' have jurisdiction over several types of cases.  There is a superior court in each of the ten counties, with the exception of [[Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (Judicial)|Hillsborough County]], which has two.<ref name =about/><ref>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/courtlocations/index.htm#superior ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Find Your Court, Superior Court," accessed March 31, 2014]</ref>
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==Jurisdiction==
The '''New Hampshire Superior Court''' resides in [[New Hampshire]]. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
The superior courts hear the following types of cases:
* Negligence, contracts, real property rights and other civil matters where claim for damages totals at least $1,500 and at least one party requests a jury trial
* Cases involving a claim for damages over $25,000
* Felonies
* Misdemeanor appeals from the [[New Hampshire Circuit Courts|circuit courts]]
* Petitions for injunctive relief<ref name =about>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/superior/about.htm ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "About the Superior Court," accessed March 31, 2014]</ref>


==Courts==
* [[#Jurisdiction|Jurisdiction]]
{|
* [[#Selection method|Selection method]]
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* '''Belknap Superior Court'''
:located in Laconia<ref>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/courtlocations/belksupedir.htm ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Belknap Superior Court," accessed August 8, 2014]</ref>


* '''Carroll Superior Court'''
==Jurisdiction==
:located in Ossipee<ref>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/courtlocations/carrsupedir.htm ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Carroll Superior Court," accessed August 8, 2014]</ref>
{{Local judicial jurisdiction|Court Name=New Hampshire Circuit Court}}
 
* '''Cheshire Superior Court'''
:located in Ossipee<ref>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/courtlocations/cheshsupedir.htm ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Cheshire Superior Court," accessed August 8, 2014]</ref>
 
* '''Coos Superior Court'''
:located in Lancaster<ref>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/courtlocations/coossupedir.htm ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Coos Superior Court," accessed August 8, 2014]</ref>
 
* '''Grafton Superior Court'''
:located in North Haverhill<ref>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/courtlocations/grafsupedir.htm ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Grafton Superior Court," accessed August 8, 2014]</ref>
 
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*'''Hillsborough Superior Court'''
:located in Nashua<ref>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/courtlocations/hillsupedir.htm ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Hillsborough Superior Court," accessed August 8, 2014]</ref>
 
* '''Merrimack Superior Court'''
:located in Concord<ref>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/courtlocations/merrsupedir.htm ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Merrimack Superior Court," accessed August 8, 2014]</ref>
 
* '''Rockingham Superior Court'''
:located in Brentwood<ref>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/courtlocations/rocksupedir.htm  ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Rockingham Superior Court," accessed August 8, 2014]</ref>
 
* '''Strafford Superior Court'''
:located in Dover<ref>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/courtlocations/straffsupedir.htm ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Strafford Superior Court," accessed August 8, 2014]</ref>
 
* '''Sullivan Superior Court'''
:located in Newport<ref>[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/courtlocations/sullsupedir.htm ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Sullivan Superior Court," accessed August 8, 2014]</ref>
|}
 
==Justices==
{|
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Tina L. Nadeau]], ''(Chief justice)''
* [[David A. Anderson]]
*Mark D. Attorri
* [[Peter H, Bornstein]]
* [[Jacalyn A. Colburn]]
* [[N. William Delker]]
| valign="top" |
* Daniel I. St. Hilaire
* [[Martin Honigberg]]
* Mark E. Howard
* [[Amy L. Ignatius]]
* [[John Kissinger]]
* [[Elizabeth M. Leonard]]
* [[Lawrence A. MacLeod]]
* [[Amy Messer]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Diane M. Nicolosi]]
* David W. Ruoff
* [[Andrew Schulman]]
* [[Larry M. Smukler]]
* [[Charles S. Temple]]
* [[Brian T. Tucker]]
* Daniel E. Will
<ref name=justices>[https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/justices ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Justices - Superior Court," accessed March 28, 2023]</ref>
|}
 
===Senior justices===
{|
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Gillian L. Abramson]]
* [[Kenneth C. Brown]]
* [[Peter H. Fauver]]
* [[Marguerite L. Wageling]]
<ref name=justices/>
|}


===Retired justices===
==Selection method==
{|
{{Local judicial selection|Court Name=New Hampshire Circuit Court}}
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[John P. Arnold]]
* [[James J. Barry, Jr.]]
* Arthur E. Bean, Jr.
* [[Jean K. Burling]]
* [[Arthur D. Brennan]]
* Bernard J. Hampsey, Jr.
| valign="top" |
* Philip S. Hollman
* [[Steven M. Houran]]
* [[Edward J. Fitzgerald, III]]
* [[William J. Groff]]
* [[John M. Lewis (New Hampshire)|John M. Lewis]]
* [[Philip P. Mangones]]
*George L. Manias
* [[Kathleen A. McGuire]]
* [[Kenneth R. McHugh]]
* [[Richard B. McNamara (New Hampshire judge)|Richard B. McNamara]]
* [[Bruce E. Mohl]]
* [[Robert E. K. Morrill]]
| valign="top" |
* Walter L. Murphy
* William J. O'Neil
* [[James D. O'Neill, III]]
* George S. Pappagianis
* Harold W. Perkins<ref name=justices/>
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Judicial selection in New Hampshire]]
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* [[Courts in New Hampshire]]
* [[NH Legislature considers closing Nashua Superior Court to lighten budget load|'''News:''' NH Legislature considers closing Nashua Superior Court to lighten budget load]], ''February 14, 2012''
* [[Newest NH Superior Court Judge John Kissinger sworn in to office|'''News:''' Newest NH Superior Court Judge John Kissinger sworn in to office]], ''July 26, 2012''


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.courts.state.nh.us/superior/welcome.htm ''New Hampshire Judicial Branch'', "Welcome to the Superior Court"]
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*[http://www.courts.state.nh.us/index.htm New Hampshire courts]


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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[[Category:New Hampshire superior courts]]
[[Category:Local courts outside coverage scope]]
[[Category:Belknap County, New Hampshire]]
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[[Category:Carroll County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Cheshire County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Coos County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Grafton County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Hillsborough County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Merrimack County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Rockingham County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Strafford County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Sullivan County, New Hampshire]]
[[category:Judicial appointment through commission]]
[[Category:State trial court overviews]]

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The New Hampshire Superior Court resides in New Hampshire. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

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“ The Family Division operates in 28 locations across the state in ten counties: Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford and Sullivan. Cases are assigned to court locations based on where the parties involved live.

Family Division cases include divorce/parenting action, child support, domestic violence petitions, guardianship of minors, termination of parental rights, abuse/neglect cases, children in need of services, juvenile delinquency, and some adoptions.[1]

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Selection method

See also: Gubernatorial appointment of judges

Judges on the New Hampshire Circuit Court are selected by gubernatorial appointment. The governor's nominee must be confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council.[2][3] The five members of the executive council are chosen every two years in partisan elections.[4] As of April 2023, it had been customary since 2000 for the governor to establish a judicial selection commission by executive order to seek out, evaluate, and recommend candidates for nomination.[5][6]

Judges may serve on the court until they reach the mandatory retirement age of 70.[7]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ NH.gov, "State Constitution - Executive Power - Governor," accessed August 24, 2021 (Article 46)
  3. ↑ The John W. King New Hampshire Law Library, "Judges," accessed August 24, 2021
  4. ↑ State of New Hampshire Executive Council, "About Us," accessed August 24, 2021
  5. ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Selection in the States: New Hampshire | Overview," accessed August 24, 2021
  6. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Executive order 2000-9: An order establishing a Judicial Selection Commission," June 30, 2000
  7. ↑ The General Court of New Hampshire, "New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated Title LI," accessed August 24, 2021 (Section 493:2)

New Hampshire courts

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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


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