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New Hampshire judicial system
The state's highest and the sole appellate court is the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The Chief Justice is the head of the judiciary and, with the other justices of the supreme court, oversees the judicial branch. New Hampshire has three additional courts and one division:
- The Superior Court is the court of general jurisdiction and the only which provides for jury trials in civil and criminal cases.
- The state's Probate Court has jurisdiction over trusts, wills and estates, adoptions, termination of parental rights, name changes, guardianship of incapacitated persons, guardianship of minors, partition of property and involuntary admissions.
- The District Court hears cases involving families, juveniles, minor crimes and violations, and civil matters under $25,000.
- The Family Division has jurisdiction over divorce, child custody, child support, domestic violence, guardianship of minors, termination of parental rights, abuse/neglect, children in need of services (CHINS), juvenile delinquency, and some adoptions.
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Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Governor John Lynch recently nominated attorney James Bassett to the New Hampshire Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by James Duggan when he retired in January. Bassett has spent the past 27 years in private practice with the law firm of Orr & Reno. He has been actively involved in politics in the past, running for Congress in 1994 but losing in the Republican primary. He has also served on and chaired the Canterbury Board of Selectmen and currently serves on the board of directors of New Hampshire Public Radio. He attended Dartmouth College graduating 1978 and went on to attend University of Virginia School of Law earning a law degree in 1982. An avid athlete, Bassett has competed in numerous marathons and bike races including finishing 181st in the Big Sur marathon in California. Lynch commented on the nomination, stating, "His intellect, breadth of experience and long and active community involvement will make him a great addition to our state's highest court."[1]
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