New Hampshire Superior Courts

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The New Hampshire Superior Courts have jurisdiction over many different kinds of cases including criminal, domestic relations, and civil cases. There is one Superior Court in each of the ten counties with the exception of Hillsborough County, which has two. [1][2]

Jurisdiction

"The New Hampshire Superior Courts hear the following types of cases:

  • Negligence, contracts, real property rights and other civil matters with a minimum claim of $1,500 in damages in which either party requests a trial by jury. The Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over cases in which the damage claims exceed $25,000.
  • Divorce, custody and support and domestic violence. The Superior Court and the District Court share jurisdiction over domestic violence cases. In Grafton and Rockingham Counties, the Family Division Pilot Project has jurisdiction over divorce, custody/support and domestic violence cases.
  • Felonies (major crimes such as drugs, burglary, theft and aggravated felonious sexual assault).
  • Misdemeanor appeals from the District Court.

The Superior Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over petitions for injunctive relief, in which parties seek a court order to block action, appeals from zoning and planning board decisions, disputes over title to real estate and petitions to enforce contracts." [3]

Courts

  • Belknap Superior Court
located in Laconia [4]
  • Carroll Superior Court
located in Ossipee [5]
  • Cheshire Superior Court
located in Ossipee [6]
  • Coos Superior Court
located in Lancaster [7]
  • Grafton Superior Court
located in North Haverhill [8]
  • Hillsborough Superior Court
located in Nashua [9]
  • Merrimack Superior Court
located in Concord [10]
  • Rockingham Superior Court
located in Brentwood [11]
  • Strafford Superior Court
located in Dover [12]
  • Sullivan Superior Court
located in Newport [13]

Superior Court Justices

Senior Justices

Former justices

  • Walter L. Murphy
  • William J. O'Neil
  • George S. Pappagianis
  • Harold W. Perkins

Appointees

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ About New Hampshire Superior Courts
  2. ↑ List of New Hampshire Superior Courts
  3. ↑ About the Superior Court
  4. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Belknap Superior Court page
  5. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Carroll Superior Court page
  6. ↑ Nwe Hampshire Judicial Branch, Cheshire Superior Court page
  7. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Coos Superior Court page
  8. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Grafton Superior Court page
  9. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Hillsborough Superior Court page
  10. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Merrimack Superior Court page
  11. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Rockingham Superior Court page
  12. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Strafford Superior Court page
  13. ↑ New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Sullivan Superior Court page
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