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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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New Hampshire: Tax evader Ed Brown took the stand in early July 2009 in his federal weapons trial. He is accused of booby-trapping his New Hampshire property and threatening to kill federal agents. Federal judge George Singal is hearing the case, and is struggling to keep Brown from making repeated outbursts in the courtroom. Singal has threatened to direct the jury to disregard Brown's testimony and to remove Brown from the courtroom.
After two outbursts from Brown that prompted the judge to send the jury from the courtroom, he informed Brown that it was his final chance. A brief face off occurred, until Brown reluctantly relented.
"If you allow me to give my full testimony as you said earlier about telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, I will do everything you say," Brown said. [1]
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