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NH Rev Stat § 494:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494 - The Judicial Council|Section 494:1 - Judicial Council.

    494:1 Judicial Council. –||There is hereby established a judicial council which shall consist of the following:||I. The 4 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 chief justice of the superior court.||IV. A clerk of the circuit court, selected by the administrative judge of the circuit court.||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 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 members of the public who are not lawyers.||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 members of the public who are not lawyers.|||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. 2015, 114:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 494:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494 - The Judicial Council|Section 494:2 - Appointment and Tenure of Office.

    494:2 Appointment and Tenure of Office. –||The term of each member except the members of the judicial branch administrative council, the attorney general, the president-elect of the New Hampshire Bar Association, and the chairpersons of the senate judiciary committee and the house judiciary committee shall be for 3 years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term in the same manner and from the same group as the original appointment. Each member of the judicial branch administrative council, the attorney general, the president-elect of the New Hampshire Bar Association, and the chairpersons of the senate judiciary and house judiciary committees shall be ex officio members and shall serve during their term of office.|||Source. 1945, 169:1, par. 2. 1951, 245:2. RSA 494:2. 1969, 395:2. 1971, 456:5. 1975, 330:2. 1981, 552:2. 1992, 284:17. 1995, 9:44, eff. June 11, 1995. 2015, 114:2, eff. Aug. 7, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 494:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494 - The Judicial Council|Section 494:3 - Duties of the Council.

    494:3 Duties of the Council. –||It shall be the duty of the judicial council:||I. To serve as an institutional forum for the on-going and disinterested consideration of issues affecting the administration of justice.||II. To survey and study continuously the administration of justice within the state and the organization, procedure, practice, rules and methods of administration and operation of the courts of the state.||III. To devise ways of simplifying judicial procedure, expediting the transaction of judicial business, and of improving the administration of justice.||IV. To recommend and provide general information to the general court, to the supreme court, to the superior court, to the circuit court, to any public official, department or agency or to the state bar association, either upon request or upon the council's own motion, such changes in the law or in the rules, organization, operation or methods of conducting the business of the courts, or with respect to any other matter pertaining to the administration of justice, as it may deem desirable.||V. To serve as a catalyst for the discussion of legal and judicial issues through seminars, forums and special studies, and any other means, within the limits of available state and private funding.||VI. To administer the indigent defense delivery system and ensure its quality and cost effectiveness, pursuant to RSA 604-A and RSA 604-B.||VII. To provide legal and guardian-ad-litem services in child protection cases, pursuant to RSA 169-C:10, RSA 604-A, and RSA 170-C:13.||VIII. To provide legal services for indigent proposed wards in guardianship proceedings brought under RSA 463 and RSA 464-A.|||Source. 1945, 169:1, par. 3. RSA 494:3. 1992, 284:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. 2015, 114:3, eff. Aug. 7, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 494:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494 - The Judicial Council|Section 494:4 - Biennial Reports.

    494:4 Biennial Reports. –||The council shall report to the governor and council biennially on its activities and shall submit with the report its recommendations, if any, for improving the administration of justice. The biennial report, and any and all other reports, studies and recommendations may be printed, based upon available funding, and made available to members of the general court, the supreme, superior, probate and district and municipal courts and to the public.|||Source. 1945, 169:1, par. 4. RSA 494:4. 1992, 284:19, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 494:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494 - The Judicial Council|Section 494:5 - Meetings.

    494:5 Meetings. –||The regular meetings of the council shall be held in January, April and October of each year, and at such other times as the council or its chairman may determine.|||Source. 1945, 169:1, par. 5. 1951, 245:3. RSA 494:5. 1975, 107:1. 1981, 552:3. 1992, 284:20, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 494:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494 - The Judicial Council|Section 494:6 - State and Other Officials; Cooperation.

    494:6 State and Other Officials;  Cooperation. –||The judges and clerks of the courts of the state, sheriffs, county attorneys and all state, county or municipal officers shall render to the council such reports as it may request of matters within the scope of its duties.|||Source. 1945, 169:1, par. 6. RSA 494:6. 1959, 12:1, eff. May 10, 1959.|
NH Rev Stat § 494:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494 - The Judicial Council|Section 494:7 - Organization of Council; Expenses.

    494:7 Organization of Council;  Expenses. –||The council shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its members. The council shall appoint an executive director who shall be qualified by reason of education and experience and who shall serve at the pleasure of the council. The executive director's annual salary shall be that prescribed by RSA 94:1-a. The executive director shall serve as a secretary when the council is meeting. The council may make all necessary rules and regulations for its own procedures and the conduct of its meetings. The meetings of the council shall be held in compliance with the provisions of RSA 91-A, the right-to-know law. Members of the council shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be allowed their actual expenses while attending to the business of the council, and the council shall be allowed its expenses to be paid out of any funds appropriated for that purpose.|||Source. 1945, 169:1, par. 7. RSA 494:7. 1992, 284:21, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. 2015, 114:4, eff. Aug. 7, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:1 - Judicial Conduct Commission Established.

RSA 494-A has been held unconstitutional in the case of In re Petition of Judicial Conduct Committee (2004) 151 N.H. 123, 855 A.2d 535.|    494-A:1 Judicial Conduct Commission Established. –||A judicial conduct commission is hereby established which shall be completely independent of the New Hampshire court system and other branches of government. All complaints made against judges, as defined in RSA 494-A:2, IV, and clerks, as defined in RSA 494-A:2, I, shall be directed to the commission. The commission shall be administered by an executive director, appointed under RSA 494-A:3.|||Source. 2001, 267:3. 2003, 319:171, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:2 - Definitions.

    494-A:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Clerk" means a clerk of court or a deputy clerk, a register of probate or deputy register, a court stenographer or reporter, and any person performing the duties of a clerk, register, or reporter.||II. "Commission" means the judicial conduct commission established under RSA 494-A:1.||III. "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission appointed under RSA 494-A:3.||IV. "Judge" means a full-time or part-time judge of the supreme, superior, district, or probate court; a retired judge who is recalled to judicial service; a full-time marital master; and any referee or special master who is an officer of the judicial system and who performs judicial functions.|||Source. 2001, 267:3. 2002, 250:8, eff. May 17, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:3 - Executive Director; Appointment and Duties.

    494-A:3 Executive Director;  Appointment and Duties. –||I. The commission shall select and appoint an executive director as the administrator of the commission. The executive director shall be appointed by majority vote of the commission after 30 days public notice and a public hearing. The executive director shall hold office for a term of 5 years. The executive director may be removed from office by vote of 2/3 of the commission. The executive director may be reappointed using the same procedure for appointment. The executive director shall be a nonclassified state employee.||II. The executive director shall be the administrative head of the commission. The duties of the executive director shall also include:||(a) Employing and supervising commission staff, under RSA 494-A:17.||(b) Submitting an annual report to the governor, senate president, speaker of the house, and chief justice of the supreme court, by October 1 of each year, which details the performance of the commission for the preceding fiscal year. This report shall be a public document.||(c) Submitting budgets to be funded through general funds in the biennial operating budget.||(d) Acting as secretary for all commission meetings.|||Source. 2001, 267:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:4 - Commission Membership.

    494-A:4 Commission Membership. –||The commission shall consist of the following 11 members:||I. Three judges, consisting of one judge or retired judge from each of the superior court, district court, and probate court, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court with the concurrence of the majority of the supreme court members.||II. Two members appointed by the president of the New Hampshire Bar Association; one member to be approved by the governor and one member to be approved by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house.||III. Two public members who are not judges, attorneys, or elected or appointed public officials, appointed by the governor.||IV. Two public members who are not judges or attorneys, appointed by the senate president.||V. Two public members who are not judges or attorneys, appointed by the speaker of the house.|||Source. 2001, 267:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:5 - Terms of Office.

    494-A:5 Terms of Office. –||I. The initial terms of office shall be staggered as follows:||(a) For the members appointed under RSA 494-A:4, I, one member shall be appointed for 2 years, one member shall be appointed for 3 years, and one member shall be appointed for 4 years.||(b) For the members appointed under RSA 494-A:4, II, one member shall be appointed for 3 years and one member shall be appointed for 4 years.||(c) For the members appointed under RSA 494-A:4, III, one member shall be appointed for 3 years and one member shall be appointed for 4 years.||(d) For the members appointed under RSA 494-A:4, IV, one member shall be appointed for 2 years and one member shall be appointed for 3 years.||(e) For the members appointed under RSA 494-A:4, V, one member shall be appointed for 3 years and one member shall be appointed for 4 years.||II. After the initial appointment, a member may be reappointed for an additional term of 4 years. Members may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms. Members who have served 2 consecutive terms may not be reappointed until they have been off the commission for a period of 4 years. Notwithstanding the term limits established in this paragraph, members may serve until their successors have been appointed.||III. Commission members shall serve without compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.|||Source. 2001, 267:3. 2002, 250:9, eff. May 17, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:6 - Vacancies.

    494-A:6 Vacancies. –||I. A vacancy in the office of the commission occurs:||(a) At the expiration of a member's term.||(b) When a member ceases to hold the office, by submitting his or her resignation to the commission, or for some other reason.||(c) When a non-attorney or non-judge member becomes an attorney or judge.||(d) When an attorney member ceases to be a member of the New Hampshire bar, is elected or appointed to public office, or is appointed a judge.||(e) When a member ceases to be domiciled in New Hampshire.||(f) When removed by the commission as provided in RSA 494-A:16.||II. A vacancy shall be filled by the same appointing authority. The successor shall have the same qualifications as the person who is being replaced. If the vacancy results from other than expiration of the term, the successor shall hold office for the unexpired term.|||Source. 2001, 267:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:7 - Disqualification.

    494-A:7 Disqualification. –||I. No member shall participate in any proceeding before the commission involving his or her conduct or in which he or she is a witness or is otherwise involved.||II. No member shall participate in any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned.||III. If a member is disqualified under this section, the commission may vote to name an alternate in his or her place.||IV. If the entire commission is disqualified under this section, the appointing authorities under RSA 494-A:4 shall name alternates.|||Source. 2001, 267:3. 2002, 250:12, eff. May 17, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:8 - Numbers for Quorum and Action.

    494-A:8 Numbers for Quorum and Action. –||Six members of the commission shall be a quorum. Six members shall be necessary to take routine action. A vote of 7 members shall be required to take or recommend any disciplinary action.|||Source. 2001, 267:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:9 - Election of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.

    494-A:9 Election of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. –||The members of the commission shall elect their own chairperson and vice chairperson.|||Source. 2001, 267:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:10 - Duties; Proceedings.

    494-A:10 Duties;  Proceedings. –||I. The commission shall be responsible for addressing complaints concerning the conduct of judges and clerks in the courts of this state. The commission shall determine if a complaint constitutes conduct which violates the Code of Judicial Conduct. The commission shall adopt rules for its proceedings under this chapter. After notice and hearing, the commission may impose disciplinary actions with regard to a complaint by reprimand or censure. If the commission finds evidence of criminal acts, it shall report such evidence to the attorney general. If the commission finds that a judge's or clerk's conduct warrants the removal of the judge or clerk, the commission shall refer the matter to the legislature.||II. The commission shall, by rules under RSA 494-A:12, adopt a Code of Judicial Conduct based on the Model Code of Judicial Conduct (August 1990), as adopted by the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association on August 7, 1990. The Code also shall address the professional conduct of clerks as defined in RSA 494-A:2, I.|||Source. 2001, 267:3. 2002, 250:10, eff. May 17, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:11-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:11-a - Access to Information; Hearings on Confidential Cases.

    494-A:11-a Access to Information;  Hearings on Confidential Cases. –||I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person subject to the code of judicial conduct may provide to the members of the judicial conduct commission, its staff and agents, and in the performance of its official duties the judicial conduct commission may review, any tapes, transcripts, records of proceedings, information, files, and other documents which would otherwise be confidential. No member, staff, or agent of the judicial conduct commission shall disclose such information except in the course of official duty.||II. In a hearing under RSA 494-A:11, II if any part of the complaint involves the conduct of a person in a case required to be confidential by law, the commission may, by majority vote, conduct the hearing, or any part thereof, in a session not open to the public. In such circumstances the commission shall make available to the public a summary of the nature of the complaint, the names of the person complained against and the complainant, and the decision of the committee.|||Source. 2003, 147:1, eff. June 17, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:12 - Rules.

    494-A:12 Rules. –||The commission shall have the authority to adopt rules, after public notice and hearing, necessary to perform the objectives of this chapter. The commission shall employ the rules used by the supreme court on the effective date of this chapter as interim rules, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with this chapter. The commission shall adopt its own rules as soon as practicable which shall replace such interim rules, but in no event later than July 1, 2002. Prior to the adoption of any rule, or the amendment or repeal thereof, the commission shall publish or otherwise circulate notices of its intended action and afford interested parties the opportunity to submit comments either orally or in writing.|||Source. 2001, 267:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:13 - Subpoena Power.

    494-A:13 Subpoena Power. –||The commission shall have the powers of subpoena.|||Source. 2001, 267:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:14 - Appeals.

    494-A:14 Appeals. –||An aggrieved party may appeal an order or decision of the commission to the supreme court, provided that such appeals shall be limited to consideration of matters of procedure and errors of law.|||Source. 2001, 267:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:15 - Funding.

    494-A:15 Funding. –||The commission shall prepare and administer its own budget, including funding for such items as staff, office space, and operating expenses. Funding shall be authorized by the legislature only from sources other than those appropriated for the judicial branch.|||Source. 2001, 267:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:16 - Removal.

    494-A:16 Removal. –||The chairperson, with the majority of the commission, may remove a member for cause, including unexcused absences or serious violations of a commission rule.|||Source. 2001, 267:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:17 - Staff and Facilities.

    494-A:17 Staff and Facilities. –||I. The executive director shall, with the approval of the commission, hire staff, which may include attorneys, investigators, and clerks, as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the commission. The executive director may contract for such temporary professional, administrative, and clerical services as deemed necessary by the commission. Full-time staff shall be nonclassified personnel who shall be entitled to state employee benefits.||II. The commission shall select office space, which shall be as independent as possible from other facilities of any branch of government.|||Source. 2001, 267:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:18 - Administrative Support.

    494-A:18 Administrative Support. –||Notwithstanding RSA 494-A:1, upon request of the commission, the department of administrative services shall assist the commission in matters related to personnel and benefits administration, purchasing, telecommunications, financial data management, and property management. Upon request of the commission, the state library shall assist the commission in development and maintenance of a web page on the official state website.|||Source. 2002, 250:6, eff. May 17, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 494-A:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 494-A - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 494-A:19 - Legal Costs.

    494-A:19 Legal Costs. –||With the approval of the joint legislative fiscal committee, the commission may employ counsel, attorneys, and other assistants, in case of reasonable necessity, and may pay them reasonable compensation. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the costs of such compensation out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.|||Source. 2002, 250:6, eff. May 17, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 495:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 495 - Statements Out of Court|Section 495:1 - Statements to Judges.

    495:1 Statements to Judges. –||No judge, justice, magistrate, county commissioner or commissioners in whose court or before whom any suit at law or in equity, petition or other proceeding is pending or to be heard or tried shall listen to any statements in regard thereto, except in open court or in the presence of all parties thereto.|||Source. 1874, 100:1. GL 211:9. PS 207:10. PL 319:9. RL 373:9.|