{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-494-1","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 494:1","heading":"Judicial Council.","body":"There is hereby established a judicial council which shall consist of the following:\nI. The 5 members of the judicial branch administrative council, appointed pursuant to supreme court rules.\nII. The attorney general or designee.\nIII. A clerk or administrator of the superior court, selected by the chief justice of the superior court.\nIV. A clerk or administrator of the circuit court, selected by the administrative judge of the circuit court.\nV. The president-elect of the New Hampshire Bar Association.\nVI. The chairperson of the senate judiciary committee or a designee from such committee appointed by the chairperson.\nVII. The chairperson of the house judiciary committee or a designee from such committee appointed by the chairperson.\nVIII. Eight other members appointed by the governor and council, 3 of whom shall be lawyers of wide experience and at least 2 of whom are members of the New Hampshire Bar Association who have been admitted to practice for more than 5 years, and 5 of whom shall be members of the public who are not lawyers.\nIX. Five other members appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, 3 of whom shall be lawyers of wide experience and at least 2 of whom are members of the New Hampshire Bar Association who have been admitted to practice for more than 5 years, and 2 of whom shall be members of the public who are not lawyers.","path":["Title LI: COURTS","Chapter 494: THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LI/494/494-1.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:44:18Z","sha256":"432950e7ebeefc8404e94db9575c03592da45b6b79e278256b0de6e8af4c99fd","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-493-a-3","next":"us-nh/rsa-494-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}