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Deadline to Apply for Judgeships Extended - 8/30
Due to the recent announcement that Superior Court Judge John Lewis will retire next month, the NH Judicial Selection Commission has extended to Aug. 30 the deadline for submission of superior court judgeship applications.
The commission previously announced an Aug. 9 deadline for applications for Circuit Court vacancies and a single Superior Court vacancy, likely in Grafton County. The Circuit Court deadline has now passed.
Superior Court applications must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Aug. 30. Each applicant must submit the application and all accompanying documents, including writing samples, via email only to jscapplications2013@gmail.com. Please direct questions to Co-Chairs Emily Gray Rice (665-8824) or Jim Rosenberg (225-7262).
The application has been revised this year and may be downloaded from the websites of the Governor or the NH Bar Association. Applications may also be requested by calling (603) 271-7677. Please be sure to use the 2013 application.
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New Look for Online CLE Catalog
The award-winning NH Bar Association CLE department just keeps getting better. To go along with an expanding catalog of quality, relevant CLE content, NHBA CLE has now launched an upgraded web catalog.
The new catalog is powerful and just as easy to use as the old one. It allows users to take online courses with less disruption, more speed and more CLE options. You can visit the online catalog immediately and sign up for courses with your existing account. Haven't purchased anything from the NHBA online catalog before? An online account is easy to create. Please check it out and let us know what you think.
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Superior Court Launches Jury Software
The NH Superior Court recently rolled out its new jury management software. The first summonses in the new system were mailed out last week, and the first jury selection using the new software is scheduled in Grafton County on Sept. 4.
Superior Court Chief Justice Tina Nadeau described the new system in a letter sent to court clerks and the NH Bar, for distribution to attorneys. Under the new system, when an attorney or a self-represented litigant requests a copy of juror questionnaires, they will receive a summary of each juror's questionnaire, rather than a copy of the actual questionnaire. The summaries will be delivered to the attorney or self-represented litigant by email, for a flat fee of $50.
For more information about the new jury management system, check out this article from the June 21 issue of NH Bar News.
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Still Room in September Bar News
The practice area section in the September issue of Bar News will feature environmental and natural resource law, as well as telecom, energy and utilities law. Do you have a niche practice in one of these areas? Do you have a broader view of trends in the field? Share your knowledge and experience with your colleagues. Contact managing editor Kristen Senz, (603) 715-3234, by Friday, Aug. 16, with your article idea.
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Lawline Seeks Volunteers - 10/9, 12/11
The NH Bar Association seeks volunteer lawyers to staff the Lawline phones from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Lawline provides free legal advice to the public through the generosity of New Hampshire attorneys, who answer calls from one main location or several locations (home or office).
The NH Bar Association offers Lawline as a free public service on the second Wednesday of every month. For more information, please contact Lisha Brosseau, (603) 715-3229.
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NH Supreme Court Soliciting Amicus Briefs - 9/13
The NH Supreme Court is soliciting amicus briefs or memoranda in the case of Kenneth Lahm v. Michael Farrington and the Town of Tilton on the following issue: Do police officers owe criminal suspects a duty to investigate a complaining witness's allegations, beyond establishing probable cause, before making an arrest?
Amicus briefs should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs. A copy of the Belknap Superior Court order has been posted with the Supreme Court announcement about the amicus submissions, which are due by Sept. 13.
The Nashua Telegraph recently published this article on the topic.
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Last Chance for Paralegal Award Nominations - 8/21
The NH Bar Association is seeking nominations for its annual Paralegal Professionalism Award, which is presented to the nominee who best exhibits a high degree of professionalism, possesses an outstanding level of knowledge about their job, has motivation that exceeds expectations, is considered a role model for other paralegals, and promotes paralegal work as a profession.
Nominations should be in the form of a one-page narrative and should be submitted by Wednesday, Aug. 21, to NHBA Paralegal Award, 2 Pillsbury St., Suite 300, Concord, NH 03301-3502. The Paralegal Award will be presented during the luncheon at the Paralegal Association's Annual Meeting on Sept. 20, 2013.
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Brown Bag Meetings on Call Center Transition
Brown bag lunch discussions about the superior court's transition to the centralized call center will be held at noon, Tuesday, Sept. 3, at the Hillsborough County Superior Court (South) in Nashua and 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, at Carroll County Superior Court. Those courts will transition to the call center as of Sept. 24.
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Suggested Reading
Holder's Speech
Couldn't make it to San Francisco earlier this month? You can still read US Attorney General Eric Holder's remarks from the ABA annual meeting about making sweeping changes to the federal justice system.
Too Much Work?
Linda Greenhouse of The New York Times wonders whether the US Supreme Court chief justice has too much work on his hands. Read More.
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