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Rule 42E. Attorney's Oaths; Duty to Update Information

(a)  Administration of Attorney's Oath.

Every attorney admitted to practice in New Hampshire shall take and subscribe an oath to support the constitutions of New Hampshire and of the United States, and the oath of office set forth in RSA 311:6. The oaths shall be taken and subscribed in the following manner:

NOTE

NOTE: The rules as published herein are subject to revisions promulgated from time to time by the New Hampshire Supreme Court and published in the New Hampshire Bar News. See Supreme Court Rules 1 and 51.

FORMS

Some Supreme Court Forms, including Rule 7 Notice of Discretionary Appeal form, Rule 7 Notice of Mandatory Appeal form, Notice of Expedited Confidential Appeal from Lower Court Decision on Parental Notification Prior to Abortion form, a form motion for waiver of the filing fee, and a form affidavit of assets and liabilities, are available on the Judicial Branch Website.

Superior Court Speedy Trial Policy

Unless the court record establishes that there is no basis for believing a defendant’s speedy trial rights may have been violated, where the defendant is not incarcerated, every misdemeanor case pending without disposition after 6 months from the date of entry and every felony case pending without disposition after 9 months from the date of an indictment shall be scheduled forthwith for a show cause hearing as to whether, under the principles of Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 92 S. Ct 2182, 33 L.Ed2d 101 (1972), the case should be dismissed for lack of a speedy trial.

IX. Access by Litigants.

Subject to paragraph II, and unless otherwise ordered by the Presiding Justice for good cause shown, parties to any litigation and their attorneys shall have complete access to their case records at all reasonable times and under the conditions set forth in these guidelines.

VIII. Denial of Access.

The clerk, after consultation with the presiding justice and Administrative Justice, may, for good cause shown, deny access to court records to any individual. Good cause shall include, but not be limited to, previous theft, destruction, defacement or tampering of records and refusal to comply with administrative regulations established in accordance with these guidelines.

VI. Large Scale Access.

Access to large numbers of records at any one time shall not be permitted. Individuals seeking such access shall be required to specifically identify by document number or case name the files to which they seek access and may be assessed a reasonable fee. Clerks are not required to allow access to more than ten files per day but may do so in the exercise of their discretion if it will not cause disruption to the clerk's primary function.