Justices - Supreme Court
The New Hampshire Supreme Court
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Chief Justice Gordon J. MacDonald
Senior Associate Justice Gary E. Hicks
Justice James P. Bassett
Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi
Justice Patrick E. Donovan
Chief Justice Gordon J. MacDonald
Gordon J. MacDonald is the 37th Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Following his confirmation by the Executive Council, he was sworn in by Governor Christopher Sununu on March 4, 2021. MacDonald served as New Hampshire’s attorney general from April 13, 2017 until March 4, 2021.
Senior Associate Justice Gary E. Hicks
The Honorable Gary E. Hicks was sworn in as the 104th Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court on January 31, 2006 after serving for four years on the Superior Court, the state's major trial court. Before becoming a judge, Justice Hicks was a commercial litigator for 23 years with Wiggin & Nourie, then one of New Hampshire's largest law firms.
Associate Justice James P. Bassett
Associate Justice James P. Bassett spent more than 27 years as a trial and appellate lawyer in New Hampshire, specializing in complex commercial and civil litigation, First Amendment issues and land use cases. He was nominated to the Supreme Court by Governor John Lynch and, following confirmation by the Executive Council, Justice Bassett was sworn in as the 107th member of the court on July 19, 2012.
Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi
Anna Barbara “Bobbie” Hantz Marconi is the 108th Associate Justice on the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Following her confirmation by the Executive Council, she was sworn in by Governor Christopher Sununu on August 8, 2017. Justice Hantz Marconi is only the third woman to sit on the state’s highest court.
Associate Justice Patrick E. Donovan
Patrick E. Donovan is the 109th Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Following his unanimous confirmation by the Executive Council, he was sworn in by Governor Christopher T. Sununu on May 8, 2018.
Recent retirements:
- Chief Justice Robert J. Lynn - August 23, 2019
- Chief Justice Linda S. Dalianis - April 1, 2018
- Associate Justice Carol Ann Conboy - July 1, 2017