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Fall 2007

Bow High School

The Supreme Court's ninth "On the Road" was hosted at Bow High School School, October 25, 2007. In addition to Bow, the schools participating are: Concord; Bedford; Merrimack; Hopkinton; Plymouth Regional; Pembroke Academy; Kearsarge Regional; Merrimack Valley; Bishop Brady; John Stark and Parker Academy.


Justice Carol Ann Conboy welcomes students.	Students ask questions in auditorium at Bow High School.


Chief Justice John T. Broderick Jr. (center) answers a question from the student audience. (L-r) Associate Justice Richard Galway; Senior Associate Linda S. Dalianis; Assocaite Justice James E. Duggan; Associate Justice Gary E. Hicks.	Attorney James Tenn (l) and member of student audience

Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey S. Cahill and appellate defender Theodore Lothstein take questions from students	Attorney Richard Uchida and member of student audience at microphone

Fall 2006

The Supreme Court held its eighth "On the Road" special session at Berlin Junior High School, October 26, 2006. In addition to Berlin, the high schools participating in the fall 2006 event were Colebrook Academy; Gorham Middle High School, Groveton High School, Strafford Public School; Littleton High School; White Mountain Regional High School; Woodsville High School; Profile High School in Bethlehem; Pittsburg High School and Kennett High School.

Image: Justice's

The New Hampshire Supreme Court during oral argument, Berlin Junior High School, October 2006:
l-r: Associate Justice Richard E. Galway; Senior Associate Justice Linda S. Dalianis; Chief Justice John T. Broderick Jr.; Associate Justice James E. Duggan; Associate Justice Gary E. Hicks.


Oral argument before the student audience in Berlin	Chief Justice Broderick, Justice Duggan, and Justice Hicks answer questions from students about their work.

Attorney Philip Waystack Jr. assists students as they line up for questions following oral argument	Student journalist Crystal Goslin (third from left) interviews the Supreme Court for Berlin High School's student paper "Mountaineer Today"

Image: Judge James E. Michalik speaking
Coos County Family Division Judge James E. Michalik,
who also serves as a Special Justice in Colebrook District Court
moderated the Berlin event.


More photos from Berlin Junior High School, October 2006

Fall 2005

Phillips Exeter Academy

Image: The New Hampshire Supreme Court taking questions from students at Phillips Exeter Academy:(l-r) Senior Associate Justice Joseph P. Nadeau; Chief Justice John T, Broderick Jr and Associate Justices Linda S. Dalianis.
Members of the New Hampshire Supreme Court taking questions
from students at Phillips Exeter.

The justices heard oral arguments in two actual cases and later took questions from the student audience about the work of the Supreme Court.

Image: Justices waiting in the wings before taking their seats in the assembly hall, on the auditorium stage.
Waiting in the wings before taking their seats in the assembly hall at Phillips Exeter Academy, where the court held an "On the Road" session in the fall of 2005. Pictured, l-r: Senior Associate Justice Linda S. Dalianis; Justice Richard E. Galway; Justice Joseph P. Nadeau (retired, December 2005); Justice James E. Duggan; Chief Justice John T. Broderick Jr.

The Supreme Court launched its “On the Road” program for high school students in May 2002 at St. Anselm College in Manchester. Since then, sessions have been held at Dartmouth College, Dover High School, Plymouth State University and Keene State College, Nashua High School North, Phillips Exeter Academy and Berlin High School.

These unique events provide students and community members an unusual opportunity to see the state’s highest court up close and learn about its work through a dialogue with the lawyers and the justices. The “On the Road” program is the only occasion when the court convenes outside the Supreme Court building in Concord.

Prior to each session, volunteer lawyers from the participating communities visit each of the invited schools to discuss with students in advance the legal issues and proceedings involved in the cases that will be heard by the court.


More then 600 students attended the session at Phillips Exeter Academy.	The Supreme Court Justices in their make shift Conference Room at Phillips Exeter.

Question and answer sessions with lawyers followed each case. In a separate discussion, the justices answered student questions about their work.

Image: Members of the Supreme Court return to the stage to talk with students.
After two cases are heard, the members of the Supreme Court return to the stage at Phillips Exeter to talk with students about being a justice and the work of the appellate court.

Doing a research paper on how the court system works? Check out the New Hampshire Bar Association's Court Overview page. Go to http://www.nhbar.org, click on the "For the Public" link, and choose "About NH Courts." Their information includes a description of the different divisions of court, legal terms, and descriptions of the criminal and civil court processes.