DAVID A. BROCK
Chief Justice
| RESIDENCE: | Hopkinton, New Hampshire 1975-Present Manchester, New Hampshire 1950-1975 |
| BORN: | July 6, 1936, Stoneham, Massachusetts |
| FAMILY: | Married Sandra Ford, Philadelphia, PA 1960; four daughters and two sons. |
| EDUCATION: | Manchester Central High School, Manchester, N.H. 1953; |
| Holderness School, Plymouth, N.H. 1954; | |
| Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. (A.B.) 1958; | |
| University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (LLB) 1963; | |
| National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada 1977. | |
| MILITARY: | Member, N.R.O.T.C. Regular Program 1955-1958; |
| Commissioned 2/Lt. U.S.M.C. 1958; | |
| U. S. Army Intelligence School, Ft. Holabird, Md., 1960 (Honors); | |
| Platoon Commander; Bn S-2 (Intelligence) Officer; | |
| Commander, 4th Counterintelligence Team, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Letter of Commendation, Commandant of the M.C., 1960. Captain, U.S.M.C.R. | |
| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT: | Associate, Devine, Millimet, McDonough, Stahl
& Branch, Manchester, N.H. 1963 - 1969 |
| United States Attorney for New Hampshire 1969 - 1972 |
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| Partner, Perkins, Douglas and Brock, Concord,
N.H. 1972 - 1974 |
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| Partner, Perkins & Brock, Concord, N.H. 1974 - 1976 |
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| Special Counsel to the Governor & Executive
Council, State of N.H. 1974 - 1976 |
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| Legal Counsel to the Governor of New Hampshire 1976 |
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| Associate Justice, N.H. Superior Court 1976 - 1978 |
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| Associate Justice, N.H. Supreme Court 1978 - 1986 |
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| Chief Justice, N.H. Supreme Court 1986 - Present |
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| PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: | Bar of the State of New Hampshire |
| Bar of the United States District Court | |
| Bar of the United States Court of Appeals (lst Circuit) | |
| Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| American Bar Association | |
| PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED ACTIVITIES: | Chairman, N.H. Supreme Court Rules Advisory
Committee 1985 - February, 1997 |
| Chairman, N.H. Supreme Court Commission on Court
Accreditation 1986 - present |
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| Chairman, New Hampshire Interbranch Council on
Substance Abuse and the Criminal Justice System 1991 - 1995 |
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| Member, National Criminal Justice Information
Services Advisory Policy Board 1999 –2002 |
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| Member, Education Committee, Appellate Judges
Conference, American Bar Association 1981 - 1997 |
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| Faculty, Appellate Judges' Seminar Program,
American Bar Association 1984 - 1989 |
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| Member, Board of Directors, National Center for
State Courts, 1996 – 2000 Chair-elect, 1997 – 1998 Chair, 1998 – 1999 |
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| Member, Judicial Education and Technical
Assistance Consortium 1989 - 1997 |
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| Faculty, Leadership Institute in Judicial
Education, 1990 - 1997 |
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| Member, National Judicial College, Long Range
Planning Committee 1990 - 1991 |
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| Member, Standing Committee on Judicial Relations,
American Inns of Court 1996 - present |
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| Member of the Board of Directors, State Justice Institute,
January 1992 - 1998 (Vice Chairman, 1994 - 1995, Co-Chair 1995 -1998) |
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| National Conference of Chief Justices, Member, Board of Directors, 1993 – 1994 Vice-President, 1996 – 1997 President-elect, 1997 – 1998 President, 1998 - 1999 |
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| Delegate, American Bar Association House of
Delegates, representing Conference of Chief Justices 1994 - 1996; alternate delegate 1997 - 2000 |
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| Chairman, N.H. Supreme Court Committee on
Judicial Conduct 1981 - 1989 |
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| Member, State of N.H. Judicial Council 1979 - 1987 |
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| Member, Select Commission on a Unified Court
System 1980 - 1984 |
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| Member, Appellate Advocacy Committee, Appellate
Judges' Conference, American Bar Association 1982 - 1984 |
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| Chairman, State of New Hampshire Legal Services
Advisory Commission 1977 - 1979 |
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| Chairman, District Court Reform Subcommittee,
Governor's Commission for Court System Improvement 1974 - 1975 |
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| Chairman, Constitutional Revision Committee, N.H.
Bar Association 1976 - 1977 |
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| Lecturer, Municipal Law Seminar 1976 |
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| National District Attorneys Association 1969 - 1972 |
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| GOVERNMENTAL-COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: | Delegate, N.H. Constitutional Convention 1974 |
| Manchester Industrial Council 1968 - 1976 |
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| Trustee, Manchester Boys Club 1969 - 1972 |
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| Director, Manchester Community Guidance Center,
Inc. 1966 - 1972 |
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| President, Manchester Community Guidance Center,
Inc. 1969 - 1972 |
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| Greater Manchester Mental Health Center Fund
Raising Campaign 1971 - 1972 |
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| Member, N.H. Mental Health Advisory Commission 1976 - 1978 |
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| Trustee, Holderness School, Plymouth, N.H. 1972 - 1973 |
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| Member, Governor's Commission for the Handicapped 1978 - 1979 |
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| Inductee, Manchester Central High School Hall of Fame, 1997 |
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| Distinguished Service Award, Leadership Institute for Judicial Education, 1998 | |
| OTHER: | Candidate for U.S. Senate (Republican primary) 1972 |