| NH House Finance Committee has approved $47 million in General Fund budget cuts for the next fiscal year, including $4.8 million from the Judicial Branch.
These cuts come on top of the cuts already expected of the courts that are referenced in Chief Justice Broderick's March 8 letter to Gov. Lynch.
Earlier, Broderick annnounced all courts will close on three Fridays - April 2, April 30 and May 28 -- in 1st round of cost-saving furloughs. Read Bar News article.
Contact the Bar at nhbainfo@nhbar.org with examples of how budget cuts are affecting people in our legal system.
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NHBA Board of Governors Election Voting |  The annual NHBA Board of Governors election runs March 15th through April 15th. This year, Association members with valid e-mail addresses on file are receiving e-mails with information on how to vote online for the 2010 NHBA Board of Governors election. Learn more.
To Vote Online: Login directly to the electronic ballot (You will need the username/password that was sent to you).
To Request a Paper Ballot: Contact Denice DeStefano, Assistant Executive Director at 603-715-3211.
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| One of the giant figures in the history of American jurisprudence, Thurgood Marshall was a passionate and embattled civil rights lawyer who acted as the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education. He was the first African American to serve as Solicitor General of the United States and became the first African American to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
This facilitated movie is followed by a panel discussion and a moderated online chat room discussion of the legal issues and ethical concerns raised in the movie. Attendees are asked to focus on the issues demonstrated in the play relating to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
This program qualifies for 3.0 NHMCLE Ethics Credits.
For more information and to register click here.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The NHBA-CLE is listed as the sponsor for reporting purposes. However, you will be registering through Periaktos Productions. Periaktos will report the attendance to the NHBA-CLE and we will report that to the NHMCLE Board.
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