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Advisory Committee on Rules
The Advisory Rules Committee wants your comments on proposed rules
About the Committee
The Advisory Committee on Rules, established by Supreme Court Rule 51, receives and considers suggestions for changes to the rules governing the state courts. Suggestions for changes to court rules may be submitted by courts, judges, the bar, and members of the public by writing to the committee at the following address:
Advisory Committee on Rules
New Hampshire Supreme Court
One Charles Doe Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Members
The committee is composed of 14 members. The Supreme Court
may appoint one judge from the Supreme Court, one judge from the Superior Court, one judge
from the District Court, and one judge from the Probate Court, as well as two attorneys
and three lay persons.
The Governor may appoint one member. The President of the
New Hampshire Senate may appoint one member of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives may appoint one member of the House. The President of the
New Hampshire Bar Association may appoint one member of the Bar Association
Board of Governors.
The committee holds meetings in March, June, September and
December, and holds at least one public hearing each year.
Committee Minutes
Beginning with the March 2002 meeting, the committee has voted to make the minutes of its meetings available to the public. After the minutes of a meeting have been approved (which will ordinarily occur at the subsequent meeting of the committee), they will be posted on this website. In addition, notices of the committee's public hearings will be posted on this website.
For more information about the Advisory Committee on Rules, please see Supreme Court Rule 51.
