Supreme Court of New Hampshire

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appellate court court of last resort state supreme court

The Supreme Court of New Hampshire is the highest appellate court in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, responsible for interpreting state law and overseeing the state’s judicial system.

Aliases (1)

New Hampshire Supreme Court ×3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	appellate court → court of last resort → state supreme court →
applies	New Hampshire Constitution → New Hampshire statutory law → relevant federal constitutional law in state cases →
appliesToJurisdiction	New Hampshire →
appointedBy	Governor of New Hampshire →
appointmentsRequire	consent of the Executive Council of New Hampshire →
branchOf	Judicial branch of New Hampshire →
buildingUsedBy	New Hampshire Supreme Court building →
canReview	decisions of New Hampshire Circuit Court → decisions of New Hampshire Superior Court → decisions of certain state administrative agencies →
composition	five justices →
country	United States of America →
courtType	primarily appellate court →
differentFrom	Supreme Court of the United States →
employer	clerks of the New Hampshire Supreme Court → staff attorneys of the New Hampshire Supreme Court →
establishedBy	New Hampshire Constitution → surface form: "Constitution of New Hampshire"
governs	New Hampshire Rules of Civil Procedure → New Hampshire Rules of Criminal Procedure → New Hampshire Rules of Evidence →
handles	appeals involving common law in New Hampshire → appeals involving interpretation of New Hampshire Constitution → appeals involving interpretation of New Hampshire statutes →
hasJurisdiction	administrative appeals in New Hampshire → civil cases in New Hampshire → criminal cases in New Hampshire →
hasPart	Associate Justices of the New Hampshire Supreme Court → Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court →
hears	appeals by written briefs and oral argument →
highestCourtInJurisdiction	New Hampshire NERFINISHED →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Merrimack County, New Hampshire →
location	Concord, New Hampshire NERFINISHED →
mayExercise	original jurisdiction in limited circumstances →
opinionsAre	binding precedent on lower New Hampshire courts →
oversees	attorney discipline in New Hampshire → regulation of the practice of law in New Hampshire → rules of court procedure in New Hampshire →
partOf	Judiciary of New Hampshire → state court system of the United States →
publishes	written opinions →
role	court of final appeal for state law issues in New Hampshire → interprets New Hampshire state law → oversees New Hampshire state judicial system →
shortName	Supreme Court of New Hampshire → surface form: "New Hampshire Supreme Court"

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hillsborough County Superior Court Northern District → appealsTo → Supreme Court of New Hampshire →

this entity surface form: "New Hampshire Supreme Court"

Hillsborough County Superior Court Northern District → courtLevelAbove → Supreme Court of New Hampshire →

this entity surface form: "New Hampshire Supreme Court"

Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper → originatingCourt → Supreme Court of New Hampshire →

Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper → petitioner → Supreme Court of New Hampshire →

Supreme Court of New Hampshire → shortName → Supreme Court of New Hampshire →

this entity surface form: "New Hampshire Supreme Court"