Supreme Court

Chief Justice John T. Broderick, Jr.

Chief Justice John T. Broderick Jr. was sworn in by Governor  Craig Benson during a ceremony at the Supreme Court on June 4, 2004. He was appointed an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court in 1995 by Gov. Stephen E. Merrill after many years as a private practitioner in Manchester. His nomination as the 99^th member of the state’s highest court followed the retirement of Associate Justice William F. Batchelder.

Chief Justice Broderick served as president of the New Hampshire Bar Association from 1990-91. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is a past president of the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association.  In 1993, President William Clinton appointed Chief Justice Broderick to the board of directors of the national Legal Services Corporation. 

Prior to taking a seat on the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Broderick had practiced with the law firm of Devine Millimet Stahl & Branch in Manchester and later opened his own firm. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Virginia Law School.

Speeches and statements:

March 25, 2009: State of the Judiciary Speech

March 11, 2009: Address by Chief Justice Broderick to the National Association of Court Management on "The Changing Face of Justice in a New Century: The Challenges It Poses to State Courts and Court Management"

June 26, 2008: Address to the New Hampshire Association for Justice on challenges facing trial lawyers and the state court system.

June 25, 2008: Address to New York State judges on judicial leadership and access to justice for self-represented litigants.

February 21, 2007: State of the Judiciary Speech

February 16, 2006: Remarks on Access to Justice delivered at the NH Bar Mid-winter Meeting

February 23, 2005: State of the Judiciary Speech

February 15, 2005: Speech to N.H. Bar Mid-winter Meeting

June 4, 2004: Remarks following administration of the oath of office by Gov. Craig Benson. 

Listen to the full ceremony

May 24, 2004: Statement at public hearing on nomination as Chief Justice.

December 18, 2002: Speech before NH Trial Lawyers Association