Revision: Jan. 21, 2010, midnight
CHAPTER 253
SB 186 – FINAL VERSION
04/07/05 0987s
25May2005… 1296h
06/09/05 1952eba
2005 SESSION
09/01
SENATE BILL 186
AN ACT allowing probate court judges and district court justices to sit on probate or district court cases.
This bill allows probate court judges and district court justices to sit on probate or district court cases as assigned by the chief justice of the supreme court.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/07/05 0987s
25May2005… 1296h
06/09/05 1952eba
05-0986
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT allowing probate court judges and district court justices to sit on probate or district court cases.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
253:1 New Section; Assignment of Justices. Amend RSA 502-A by inserting after section 5 the following new section:
502-A:5-a Assignment of Judges. After assessing caseload needs and requirements under exigent circumstances and consulting with the administrative judges, the chief justice of the supreme court may assign from a precertified list of judges any district court justice to hear cases in the probate court on a temporary basis.
253:2 New Section; Assignment of Judges. Amend RSA 547 by inserting after section 37 the following new section:
547:38 Assignment of Judges. After assessing caseload needs and requirements under exigent circumstances and consulting with the administrative judges, the chief justice of the supreme court may assign from a precertified list of judges any probate court judge to hear cases in the district court on a temporary basis.
253:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2006.
(Approved: July 14, 2005)
(Effective Date: January 1, 2006)