Section 490-F:17 – Existing Procedure Applicable.
490-F:17 Existing Procedure Applicable. – All provisions of law, not inconsistent herewith, relating to procedure in civil or criminal matters and practice in the former probate and district courts and the former judicial branch family division shall remain in full force and apply to the circuit courts hereby established. Source. 2011, 88:1, eff. July […]
Section 490-F:18 – Statutory References.
490-F:18 Statutory References. – During the implementation of the circuit court, references in statutes involving the jurisdiction of the circuit court to the probate or district courts or to the judicial branch family division shall be deemed to include the circuit court. Following the full implementation of the circuit court, those references shall be […]
Section 490-F:19 – Implementation Plan.
490-F:19 Implementation Plan. – On the effective date of this chapter, the New Hampshire circuit court shall be operational based upon a plan of implementation developed by the administrative judge of the circuit court in consultation with and approved by the supreme court. Source. 2011, 88:1, eff. July 1, 2011.
Section 490-F:7 – Circuit Court Judges; Number.
490-F:7 Circuit Court Judges; Number. – I. Except as provided in paragraph II, the number of judges and masters in the circuit court shall not be less than the number of authorized judicial and master positions in the former district court, probate court, and judicial branch family division, as well as any superior court […]
Section 490-F:8 – Circuit Court Judges; Retired Judges.
490-F:8 Circuit Court Judges; Retired Judges. – I. Nothing in this chapter shall limit the ability of retired judges under 70 years of age of the former district and probate courts or of the circuit court to elect senior active status or of such retired judges 70 years of age and older to serve […]
Section 490-F:9 – Disqualifications of Judges.
490-F:9 Disqualifications of Judges. – No judge or clerk of any division of the circuit court shall be retained or employed as an attorney in any action, complaint, or proceeding pending in a division of the circuit court or circuit court site in which that judge or clerk has been certified or assigned. No […]
Section 490-F:10 – Full-Time Circuit Court Judges.
490-F:10 Full-Time Circuit Court Judges. – A circuit court judge designated to be full-time under RSA 490-F:7, IV shall not be permitted to engage in the practice of law to any degree. Full-time judges shall receive the salary specified in RSA 491-A:1. Source. 2011, 88:1, eff. July 1, 2011.
Section 490-F:11 – Judicial Branch Budget Request.
490-F:11 Judicial Branch Budget Request. – For the purpose of calculating the biennial budget request and judicial salaries as well as the number of judicial positions required in the circuit court, the supreme court shall establish and revise as needed a weighted case value, relating the judicial time required for each type of case […]
Section 490-F:12 – Part-Time Judges; Salary Calculation.
490-F:12 Part-Time Judges; Salary Calculation. – The salary of judges who were part-time judges in the district and probate courts shall be calculated each year based on the weighted caseload of the former jurisdiction less any weighted values for case types that are no longer within the jurisdiction of the circuit court or judicial […]
Section 490-F:13 – Circuit Court Clerks; Appointment.
490-F:13 Circuit Court Clerks; Appointment. – The administrative judge of the circuit court shall appoint a clerk with responsibility for each circuit court site. In the interest of the effective administration of justice, any such clerk may have responsibility for one or more circuit court locations. Circuit court clerks shall have the same duties […]