Many orders are in Adobe Acrobat format (to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to http://www.adobe.com).2012
April 27, 2012
- Order adopting amendments to court rules.
January 25, 2012
- Order adopting amendments to court rules.
2011
December 30, 2011
- Order adopting parental notification rules.
December 14, 2011
- Order regarding State court proceedings on March 7, 2012 (mid-year Bar Association meeting)
October 25, 2011
- Order implementing Family Division Rule 1.25-A, regarding mandatory initial self-disclosure, effective December 1, 2011
October 6, 2011
- Order requesting comment on proposed rule amendments.
September 13, 2011
- Order adopting amendments to court rules.
July 12, 2011
- Order adopting temporary amendments to court rules regarding fees for appointed counsel and guardians ad litem.
July 6, 2011
- Order adopting temporary amendments to court rules regarding exemptions from MCLE requirements.
June 21, 2011
- Order adopting temporary amendments to court rules. These amendments take effect July 1, 2011.
June 8, 2011
- Order adopting changes to certain court rules.
May 23, 2011
- Order adopting an amendment to Supreme Court Rule 54. This amendment takes effect July 1, 2011.
March 22, 2011
- Order delaying implementation of Family Division Rule 1.25-A, regarding mandatory initial self-disclosure.
January 19, 2011
- Order adopting or amending numerous court rules, including a revised Code of Judicial Conduct, medical malpractice screening panel rules, and foreign legal consultant licensing rules, among others.
2010
December 29, 2010
- Order amending Supreme Court Rule 50, regarding trust accounts; amending Supreme Court Rule 50-A, regarding certification requirement; and repealing the Appendix to Supreme Court Rule 50-A. These amendments take effect March 1, 2011.
November 18, 2010
October 25, 2010
September 24, 2010
- Order providing notice that the Ethics Committee Comments to Rule 1.8 and Rule 3.3 of the NH Rules of Professional Conduct have been amended.
September 17, 2010
- Supreme Court Committee Recommends Simplified Rules for Superior Court
Proposal to change Judicial Conduct Code recognizes increasing number of pro se parties
September 10, 2010
- Order adopting technical amendments to update court rules that refer to Franklin Pierce Law Center so as to reflect the Law Center's new name - the University of New Hampshire School of Law and to provide that a retired judge, master or administrator may serve as a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules.
August 10, 2010
- Order amending Supreme Court Rule 48-B, regarding mediator fees in family cases, on a temporary basis, effective October 1, 2010; amending Superior Court Rule 203 and Family Division Rule 2.25, regarding vital statistics reports, on a temporary basis, effective immediately; and repealing Probate Court Rule 110, regarding motions for commissioner of insolvency, as a technical amendment, effective January 1, 2011.
June 22, 2010
- Order adopting amendments deleting out-of-date language in supreme court rule 39(3), regarding terms of office for members of the Judicial Conduct Committee. The amendments were effective on June 22, 2010
June 14, 2010
- Order adopting an amendment to a supreme court rule regarding mediator fees in family cases (effective October 1, 2010) and minor technical amendments to district court rules regarding entry of landlord and tenant writs and payment to mediators for defaulted or dismissed cases (both effective immediately)
June 08, 2010
May 11, 2010
- Order adopting amendments to supreme court rules regarding applications to take the NH bar examination. These rules take effect on July 1, 2010.
April 15, 2010
- Supreme Court Administrative Order 2010-03, Court Closings and Involuntary Unpaid Furlough Days (2)
- Advisory Committee on Rules Public Hearing Notice
April 6, 2010
- Order adopting rules regarding Proportional Discovery/Automatic Disclosure Pilot Project for Carroll and Strafford County Superior Courts that will take effect October 1, 2010.
March 22, 2010
- Supreme Court Administrative Order 2010-01, Court Closings and Involuntary Unpaid Furlough Days
- Supreme Court Administrative Order 2010-02, Employees' Furlough Issues
March 17, 2010
- Order on Request for an Opinion of the Justices (Eliminating Requirement for Additional Breath Test Samples)
2009
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.