The courts
Supreme, Superior and Circuit; how judges are appointed and how long they serve; and where the legislature and the courts meet.
New Hampshire has three courts. The Supreme Court hears appeals and is the final word on what a state law means. The Superior Court holds jury trials and hears the more serious civil and criminal cases. The Circuit Court handles most of what people actually encounter: district court matters, probate, and family cases.
How a judge gets the job
The Governor nominates and the Executive Council confirms — the same route as a commissioner, which is the clearest illustration of what the Council is for. There is no judicial election in New Hampshire at any level. Judges serve until the age of seventy.
Where the courts and the legislature meet
The legislature writes statutes; the courts decide what they mean when a case turns on it, and whether they are permitted by the state or federal constitution. A decision striking down or narrowing a statute is often followed by bills responding to it, and those bills are in the record here like any other.
This site holds no court records: no opinions, no dockets, no filings. Judicial nominations go to the Executive Council rather than the legislature, so they are not here either. This page is here because you cannot follow a statute's life without knowing who else acts on it, and it links out for anything more.