2010 New Hampshire Statutes
TITLE LI COURTS
CHAPTER 494 THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Section 494:1 Judicial Council.


NH Rev Stat § 494:1 (1996 through Reg Sess) What's This?

494:1 Judicial Council. – There is hereby established a judicial council which shall consist of the following:
    I. The 5 members of the judicial branch administrative council, appointed pursuant to supreme court rules.
    II. The attorney general or designee.
    III. A clerk of the superior court, selected by the Superior Court Clerks' Association.
    IV. A clerk of the district and municipal courts, selected by the District Court Clerks' Association.
    V. The president-elect of the New Hampshire Bar Association.
    VI. The chairperson of the senate judiciary committee or a designee from such committee appointed by the chairperson.
    VII. The chairperson of the house judiciary and family law committee or a designee from such committee appointed by the chairperson.
    VIII. Eight other members appointed by the governor and council, 3 of whom shall be members of the New Hampshire Bar Association of wide experience who have been admitted to practice in the state for more than 5 years, and 5 of whom shall be lay persons; and
    IX. Five other members appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, 3 of whom shall be members of the New Hampshire Bar Association of wide experience who have been admitted to practice in the state for more than 5 years, and 2 of whom shall be lay persons.

Source. 1945, 169:1, par. 1. 1951, 245:1. RSA 494:1. 1969, 395:1. 1971, 14:1. 1975, 330:1. 1981, 552:1. 1992, 284:16. 1995, 9:43, eff. June 11, 1995.

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