Supreme Court

Orders

Orders after January 1, 2006 are in Adobe Acrobat format (to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to http://www.adobe.com). 

March 17, 2010

• Order on Request for an Opinion of the Justices (Eliminating Requirement for Additional Breath Test Samples)

December 10, 2009

• Order adopting amendments to district court and probate court rules regarding mediation and fees that will take effect on January 1, 2010.

November 25, 2009

• Order adopting a new rule regarding the Superior Court Business and Commercial Dispute Docket. The rule takes effect on December 1, 2009.

October 16, 2009

• Order adopting amendments to court rules

July 31, 2009

• Order requesting comments on proposed amendments to court rules.

July 21, 2009

• Order adopting amendments to Superior Court rules regarding Alternative Dispute Resolution. The amendments take effect August 1, 2009.

June 30, 2009

• Order adopting amendments to court fees most of which to take effect July 1, 2009.

May 27, 2009

• Order adopting technical amendments to Supreme Court Rule 51(B) regarding membership of the Advisory Rules Committee .

April 30, 2009

• Order adopting temporary and technical amendments to court rules.

December 29, 2008

• 2008-0494, State of New Hampshire v. Sheila K. LaBarre

December 24, 2008

• 2008-0875, State of New Hampshire v. John Brooks

December 19, 2008

• Order Extending Certain Court-Related Deadlines
• 2008-0875, State of New Hampshire v. John Brooks

December 17, 2008

• Order on the adoption of technical amendments to Supreme Court Rule 51B that will take effect on January 1, 2009.

November 14, 2008

• Order on the adoption of amendments to court rules that will take effect on January 1, 2009.

October 22, 2008

• 2008-0494, State of New Hampshire v. Sheila K. LaBarre

October 16, 2008

• Notice of Public Hearing Before Advisory Committee on Rules

August 29, 2008

• Order on Rates for Preparation of Court Transcripts

August 15, 2008

• Formal Order Adopting the Financial Disclosure Statement form

July 28, 2008

• 2008-0494, State of New Hampshire v. Sheila K. LaBarre

July 24, 2008

• Order on Fees Related to Applications for Admission to Bar and Supreme Court Drop Box Filings

July 23, 2008

• R-2008-0001, In re 2008 Annual Report of the Advisory Committee on Rules and December 21, 2007 Referral of the Advisory Committee on Rules

July 10, 2008

• 2008-0489, Petition of Michael Addison

June 30, 2008

• Order Postponing the Effective Date of the Amendments to Rules Relating to Transcripts to September 1, 2008.

June 26, 2008

• Order Adopting Amendments to Superior Court Rule 170, Regarding Alternative Dispute Resolution.

June 6, 2008

• Order Adopting Rules for NH Bar Identification Numbers, Transcripts and Other Issues.

May 1, 2008

•  Order Amending District Court Rule 1.3

March 31, 2008

• In the Matter of Patricia C. Coffey

March 28, 2008

• In the Matter of Patricia C. Coffey

February 20, 2008

• Order Amending Superior Court Rule 170

January 16, 2008

• Order Order Concerning Use of Electronic Devices in the Courtroom

January 15, 2008

• Order Amending Supreme and Superior Court Rules

December 21, 2007

• Supreme Court Order on Rules
• In the Matter of Patricia C. Coffey

November 16, 2007

• New and Revised Rules for Mediation and Arbitration (Rule 170 program)

October 18, 2007

• Notice of Public Hearing Before Advisory Committee on Rules

October 18, 2007

• Order on limitation in Rule 40(11)(j), In re: Patricia Coffey

October 10, 2007

• Order on Rule 11 Petition; In re: Newspapers of New Hampshire Inc. 

October 9, 2007

• Order on adoption of amendments to court rules

September 28, 2007

• Order on Family Division Rules, Temporary

August 30, 2007

• Order regarding Associate Superior Court Justice Patricia C. Coffey

July 25, 2007

• Order adopting amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct; to rules regarding fees for court-appointed counsel and GALs; and to miscellaneous rules/guidelines.       
    

June 29, 2007

• Order Amending Fee Rules

June 27, 2007

• Order to Amend Family Division Guardians Ad Litem Rule

June 25, 2007

• R-2007-0003, In re 2007 Annual Report of the Advisory Committee on Rules and January 3, 2007 Referral of the Advisory Committee on Rules

May 10, 2007

• Order on Judicial Branch Family Division shall be operational in Merrimack County

April 19, 2007

• 2007-0263, Request for an Opinion of the Justices (Recommendations of Marital Masters)

April 4, 2007

• Order requesting public comment by June 1 on proposed amendments to the Professional Conduct Rules.

April 2, 2007

• Order adopting rules

February 15, 2007

• Order Adopting Minor Rule Amendments

January 30, 2007

• R-2007-0001, In re January 16, 2007 Referral from the Advisory Committee on Rules

January 29, 2007

• Order on Rules

December 15, 2006

• 2005-0753, Edward J. Burke v. Bunny's Superette, Inc. & a. 
  (Inviting the filing of amicus briefs)
  
  1. Notice of mandatory appeal filed by Edward J. Burke 
  
  2. Hillsborough County Superior Court – Northern District orders dated August 23, 2005, and September 26, 2005, issued in docket number 04-E-251 
  
  3. Brief of Edward J. Burke 
  
  4. Joint brief of Thomas M. Burke, Marie I. Burke and Bernardine P. Donelson 
  
  5. Appendix to joint brief of Thomas M. Burke, Marie I. Burke and Bernadine P. Donelson (Due to size for download purposes this is split into 5 parts at arbitrary points in the Appendix) 
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 

December 5, 2006

• Order Requesting Public Comment on Funding Mechanism for Lawyers' Assistance Program

August 30, 2006

• Order on Rules for Public Comment

August 25, 2006

• 2005-0794, Ralph L. Akins & a. v. Secretary of State of New Hampshire

June 21, 2006

• Order on Rules

May 18, 2006

• Order on Appellate Rules

April 27, 2006

• Order on Miscellaneous Rules
• Minimum Continuing Legal Education Rules

April 25, 2006

• 2006-0258, Londonderry School District SAU #12 & a. v. State of New Hampshire
• 2006-0226, City of Nashua v. State of New Hampshire, and 2006-0258, Londonderry School District SAU #12 & a. v. State of New Hampshire

April 19, 2006

• 2006-0226, City of Nashua v. State of New Hampshire
• 2006-0258, Londonderry School District SAU #12 & a. v. State of New Hampshire

 March 23, 2006

• Order on Unbundling Rules

February 23, 2006

• Order on Temporary Rules

February 21, 2006

• Order on Bar Fees Rule

January 17, 2006

• Formal Order Adopting the Financial Disclosure Statement form.
• Order approving amendments, on a temporary basis, to Supreme Court Rule 38.

December 22, 2005

• Order amending court rules and adopting a new superior court rule.

December 8, 2005

• Order adopting rule amendments

November 28, 2005 

• Order adopting rule amendments

November 15 ,2005

• Order Adopting Family Divisions Rule Amendments.

October 13, 2005

• R-2005-0003, In re 2005 Annual Report of the Advisory Committee on Rules

October 12, 2005

• Order Adopting Rule Amendments

September 07, 2005

• Order on Rules

July 13, 2005

• Order on District Court Rule 4.29

July 12, 2005

• Order on Rule 3-3

June 14, 2005

• R-2005-0001, In re Rulemaking Proposal

January 25, 2005

• R-2004-004, In re December 2004 Report of the Advisory Committee on Rules

January 21, 2005

• Order Amending Court Rules

December 28, 2004

• Order Amending Supreme Court Rules 53.2(B) and 53.3(D)

November 5, 2004

• Order Honorable Gerald Taube

October 27, 2004

• R-2004-003, In re September 2004 Report of the Advisory Committee on Rules

October 26, 2004

• Order Amending Superior Court Rule 169
• Order Amending Court Rules

September 10, 2004

• Order Judge Franklin C. Jones
• Order Amending Court Rules
• Appendix A - Z 
• Appendix AA - ZZ 
• Appendix AAA - EEE 

August 30, 2004

• Order Amending Court Rules

June 28, 2004

• Order Amending Court Rules
  (Correction of order of June 23, 2004)

June 23, 2004

• Order Amending Court Rules

June 22, 2004

• Order re Case No. 2004-0361, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.
• Order re Case No. 2004-0361, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

June 10, 2004

• Order re 2004 Annual Report of the Advisory Rules Committee (request for public comment on proposed amendments to court rules)

June 4, 2004

• Order re Case No. 2004-0361, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

June 1, 2004

• Order re Case No. 2004-0361, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

May 28, 2004

• Order re Case No. 2004-0361, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

April 23, 2004

• Order Amending Court Rules

April 2, 2004

• R-2004-001, In re Proposed Amendment to the NH Bar Examination

March 10, 2004

• Order Amending Supreme Court Rule 54
• Order Appointing Honorable Edwin W. Kelly

February 11, 2004

• Order Amending Supreme Court Rule 42

February 2, 2004

• Order re Amendment to a Family Division Pilot Program Rule

January 7, 2004

• Order re Case No. 2003-0827, Petition of Governor and Executive Council

December 31, 2003

• Order re Amendments to Supreme Court Rules 13 and 42

December 30, 2003

• Order re Case No. 2003-0827, Petition of Governor and Executive Council
• Order on Interim Superior Court Administrative Judge

November 12, 2003

• Order for New Appellate Process - Rules
• Order for New Appellate Process Forms

October 22, 2003 

• Order Adopting Rule Amendments

August 27, 2003

• Order re amendments to Supreme Court, Superior Court, District Court, Probate Court and Family Division Rules.

July 29, 2003

• Order re amendments to Superior Court Administrative Rule 1-5, Superior Court Administrative Rule 3-7, Superior Court Administrative Rule 3-10, Superior Court Administrative Rule 12-15, and Superior Court Administrative Rule 13-11, and adoption of a new Supreme Court Rule 48-C

July 15, 2003

• Order re Case No. 2002-0678, Petition of Raymond J. Bahmer

June 13, 2003

• R-2003-0002, In re 2003 Annual Report of the Advisory Committee on Rules

June 10, 2003

• Order regarding amendment to Supreme Court Rule 12(1); adoption of a new Supreme Court Rule 48-B on a temporary basis; an amendment to Superior Court Rule 169 on a temporary basis; and an amendment to District and Municipal Court Rule 1.21(6), as a technical amendment.

June 2, 2003

• Order Amending Supreme Court Rule 56

April 22, 2003

• R-2003-0001, In re Proposed Amendments to Supreme Court Rules

April 7, 2003

• Order regarding amendment to Supreme Court Rule 12-D(2); an amendment to Supreme Court Rule 16(11); an amendment to Supreme Court Rule 21(1); an amendment to Supreme Court Rule 26(1); an amendment to Supreme Court Rule 42(11); an amendment to Superior Court Rule 105; an amendment to Superior Court Rule 170; an amendment to District and Municipal Court Rule 1.3 G; and an amendment to District and Municipal Court Rule 3.13.

March 12, 2003

• Order regarding amendments to Supreme Court Rule 42(10)(a)(iv)(B)

January 9, 2003

• Order regarding amendments to Supreme Court Rule 42(5)(m); repeal of Superior Court Rule 86; repeal of District and Municipal Court Rule 3.22 ; repeal of Probate Court Rule 86; amendments to Superior Court Administrative Rule 12-9; amendments to Supreme Court Rule 12.

January 7, 2003

• Case No. 2002-0814, Appeal of Peter McDonough

January 3, 2003

• Case No. 2002-0814, Appeal of Peter McDonough

December 24, 2002

• Order Approving Mental Health Court Pilot Program Rules

December 13, 2002

• Order Adopting New Rule 1.17 of Rules of Professional Conduct and Amending Superior Court Rule 98

November 14, 2002

• Order Re Amendments to New Hampshire Supreme Court Rule 42(5)

October 29, 2002

• Order re: 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a. and 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

October 16, 2002

• Order Amending NH Rules of Evidence Rule 512

October 11, 2002

• Order - Rules Amended as of October 11, 2002

October 9, 2002

• R-2002-0003, In re September 2002 Report of the Advisory Committee on Rules

August 21, 2002

• Order re: Amendments to Supreme Court Rules 12-D, 32-A. 37(10), 50(1)A, 50(2)B and Superior Court Rule 36

August 16, 2002

• Order re Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.

July 26, 2002

• Order re Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.
  2002-0210, REPRESENTATIVE PETER BURLING & a. v. GENE CHANDLER, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE &a
  Case Summary
  Related Maps, Reports, Data Files and Shape Files

July 25, 2002

• Order re: R-2002-0002, In re June and July 2002 Reports of the Advisory Committee on Rules

July 22, 2002

• Order re: Rules of Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics

July 19, 2002

• Order re: Advisory Committee on Rules Extension of Time
• Order re: Technical Amendments of Rules

July 12, 2002

• Order re: Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a. (Claremont)
  Exhibit A
  Exhibit B
• Order re: Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a. (Concord)
  Related Map
• Order re: Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a. (Dover)
  Exhibit A
  Exhibit B
• Order re: Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a. (Manchester)
  Appendix A
  Appendix B
  Appendix C
• Order re: Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a. (Nashua)

July 11, 2002

• Order re: Case No. 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.
  Related Map, Reports, Data Files and Shape Files

July 5, 2002

• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

• Population for the Newly-Configured Wards by Census Block - Manchester
• Population for the Newly-Configured Wards by Census Block - Nashua

June 26, 2002

• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.
• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.

June 24, 2002

• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

June 20, 2002

• Order re:  Amendment to Supreme Court Rule 32

June 7, 2002

• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.
• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.
• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.
• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.
• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.
• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

June 5, 2002

• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

June 4, 2002

• Order re: Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.

May 30, 2002

• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.
• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.
• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

May 28, 2002

• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.

May 24, 2002

• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.
• Order re: Probate Rule 169 and Supreme Court Rule 39

May 23, 2002

• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.
• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

May 17, 2002

• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a.
• Order re:  Case No. 2002-0243, Petition of Senator Clifton Below & a.

May 14, 2002

• R-2002-0001, In re December 2001 and March 2002 Reports of the Advisory Committee on Rules

April 30, 2002

• Order re: Lawyer and Judge in Every School

April 15, 2002

• Order re: Amendments to Supreme Court Rule 53.2B(3) and District and Municipal Court Rule 5.10 C

February 7, 2002

• Order re: Amendments to Supreme Court Rule 5(1), etc.

January 15, 2002

• Order re: Supreme Court Rules

January 8, 2002

• Order regarding Case No. 97-001, Claremont School District & a. v. Governor of NH & a.

December 18, 2001

• Order regarding Amendments to Rule 7.4 of the Rules of Professional Conduct

December 10, 2001

• Order re: Supreme Court Rule 12-D
• Order regarding Amendments to Supreme Court Rule 42

December 5, 2001

• Order regarding Amendments to Supreme Court Rules 3 and 21

November 6, 2001

• Order Approving Public Protection Fund Committee Regulations
  Exhibit A    (MS Word)         (Adobe PDF)

The preceding exhibit is available for download in both Microsoft Word 2000 format and Adobe Acrobat 4.0  format (to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to http:\\www.adobe.com). 

October 19, 2001

• Order Regarding Amendments to Supreme Court Rule 28 & a.

September 4, 2001

• 2001-063, Evelyn Sirrell & a. v. State of NH, Motion for Reconsideration

August 22, 2001

• Order Regarding Supreme Court Rule 38 and 40(2)

July 6, 2001

• R-2001-004, In re March and June 2001 Reports of the Advisory Committee on Rules

June 27, 2001

• Order Relative to Adoption of Supreme Court Rule 12

May 25, 2001

• Order Relative to Adoption of Supreme Court Rule 38-A
• Order Relative to Amendment to Professional Conduct Rule 7.2

May 17, 2001

• Order Relative to Changes to Supreme, Superior, District and Municipal and Probate Court Rules, Superior Court Administrative Rules, and Professional Conduct Rules (232 KB)

May 7, 2001

• Order Relative to Supreme Court Rules 39 and 39-A

May 1, 2001

• Order re: Amendments to Supreme Court Rule 37, Superior Court Rules 2, 2-A, and 3 and District and Municipal Court Rule 3.2(A)

April 3, 2001

• Order re 2001-118, Union Leader Corporation & a. v. State of New Hampshire

March 27, 2001

• Order on Supreme Court Rule 56

March 13, 2001

• Order on Petition of State of NH; Union Leader Corp. & a. v. State of NH

March 12, 2001

• Administrative Order 2001-001, District Court Jury Trials Suspended

February 12, 2001

• Scheduling Order re 2001-063, Evelyn Sirrell & a. v. State of New Hampshire and Department of Revenue Administration

February 8, 2001

• Case No. 2001-063, Evelyn Sirrell & a. v. State of New Hampshire and Department of Revenue Administration

February 6, 2001

• R-01-002, In re December 1999, April 2000, June 2000, and January 2001 Reports of the Advisory Committee on Rules
      Appendix L, Preface and Probate Court Rules 1-171 (807 KB)
• R-01-003, In re Further Comments on 1997 and January 1998 Reports of the Advisory Committee on Rules

February 5, 2001

• Relative to Superior Court Administrative Rule 12-9

January 23, 2001

• R-01-001, In re Recommendations of Task Force for the Renewal of Judicial Conduct Procedures

November 30, 2000

• Relative to Superior Court Rule 64-B

November 2, 2000

• Amendments to Supreme Court Rules 10, 16(7), 16(11), 18, 36(3)(a)(2) and 53.8 A; amendments to Rule 31 of the Rules for Regulating the Practice in Domestic Relations; amendments to District and Municipal Court Rules 1.2 and 1.21(2); amendments to Probate Court Rules 1 and 2; and amendments to Rule 1.10 of the Rules of Professional Conduct.

October 13, 2000

• Amendment to Supreme Court Rule 32(5)

August 18, 2000

• 2000-179, Opinion of the Justices (reformed public school financing system) Order

August 11, 2000

• Relative to Supreme Court Rule 40, Committee on Judicial Conduct

January 20, 2000

• Supreme Court Rule 37 and Rule 37A, Professional Conduct Committee
• Rule 31, Regulating the Practice of Domestic Relations

January 3, 2000

• Amendments to Supreme Court Rules 39 & 40, Committee on Judicial Conduct