Gordon Macdonald Nh Supreme Court
Chris sununus nomination of attorney general gordon macdonald to be the next chief justice of the new hampshire supreme court.
Gordon macdonald nh supreme court. A member of the republican party he previously served as a law clerk to norman h. Thomas royunion leader concord attorney general gordon macdonalds bid to become chief justice of the new hampshire supreme court looked to be on shaky ground friday after a one term democrat on. New hampshire is not a 4 to 1 state she added.
Now that a month or so has passed since the executive council rejected governor sununus nomination of attorney general gordon macdonald to be chief justice of the new hampshire supreme court i shall venture a few observations about the process. Lynn was the closest thing to a judicial conservative on the supreme court. Macdonald would be a third such nomination she said which would leave the new hampshire supreme court with a 4 1 imbalance.
Executive councilor debra pignatelli d nashua also criticized sununu regarding his attempt to nominate now new hampshire attorney general gordon macdonald as the new hampshire supreme courts chief justice voicing concerns about macdonalds history of conservative political advocacy and the removal of a bi partisan judicial review board for candidates. There are unmistakable signs that macdonald is not. I think 25 years of.
A week later mr. Macdonald born november 27 1961 is an american lawyer serving as the 30th and current attorney general of new hampshire since 2017. In fairness readers should know that i was a signatory to a letter from 100 or so new hampshire attorneys including past and present supreme court justices who supported macdonalds nomination.
Governor sununu has nominated his attorney general gordon macdonald to replace retiring supreme court chief justice robert lynn. Stahl of the united states court of appeals for the first circuit from 1994 to 1995 and as chief of staff in 1990 and legislative director from 1985 to 1990 to senator.