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Circuit Court bill is law; Systemwide layoffs take effect June 2;
May 31, 2011 update: Gov. Lynch has signed HB 609 creating Circuit Court which integrates probate, family and district courts into a single administration. The Circuit Court is set to begin operation July 1. Approximately 73 layoffs and retirements --budget-related reductions in all courts and administration -- take effect June 2, 2011. In the Circuit Court reorganization, the number of clerks, deputy clerks and probate registers (clerks of court) is being winnowed down. Management-level court clerk or register positions, currently at 52, and 66 deputy clerk/register positions will be shrunk to 51 circuit court management positions (clerks and deputy clerks). By court order, Hon. Edwin Kelly has been named administrative judge of the circuit court; Hon. David King has been named deputy administrative judge of the circuit court. The June 17 issue of Bar News will have complete information on Circuit Court management and locations. Innovation Commission recommendations, including the Circuit Court reorganization, and the beginning of development of the e-Court, greater use of video for arraignments and non-evidentiary hearings, and a centralized telephone call center are in the works for rapid implementation. February 24, 2011 presentation materials to House Finance Committee Dalianis Says court budget means layoffs, Portsmouth Herald, Feb. 18 The Circuit Court proposal was based on the work of the Judicial Branch Innovation Commission.Read the report or a summary. Coverage and Commentary NOTE: Due to varying policies regarding online access, some newspaper links may no longer access free content. January 2012 • Bar Input on Court Rules Affected by e-Court • Outline of Statutes Targeted for Revision August 2011 • Improvements Still to Come for Circuit Court, Judges Say, Bar News, Aug. 19 May 2011 • EDITORIAL: Pound Foolish to cut Legal Assistance, Concord Monitor, May 6 • EDITORIAL: Superior court is safe - for now, Nashua Telegraph, May 6 April 2011 • Reaction from Nashua to Court's Pullback of Move, Nashua Telegraph, April 29 • Letter from CJ Dalianis to Senate Finance Chair Morse, April 28 • Letter from CJ Dalianis to Nashua Mayor Lozeau, April 28 • Nashua pushes to keep court in city, Nashua Telegraph, April 24 • Nashua Senators Vow to Fight Court Move, Nashua Telegraph, April 21 • Opinion: Court Move Denies Justice, Nashua Telegraph, April 20 • Family Division to stop appointing GALs, Family Division Adminstrative Order, April 19 • Court official explains plan, Nashua Telegraph, April 18 • Superior Court Chief Justice Tina Nadeau Explains Proposed Move, Nashua Telegraph, April 17 • Hillsborough County Superior Court in Nashua could head north, Nashua Telegraph, April 17 • Circuit Court Is on a Fast Track, NH Bar News, April 15 • Cheshire County Court Workers Await Word on Jobs, Keene Sentinel, April 12 March 2011 • Courts could lay off 100 soon, Concord Monitor, March 26 • NH court system could be reorganized, Eagle-Tribune, March 24 • Chief Justice Dalianis Warns of Layoffs, March 2 February 2011 • Judicial Budget - Fast Facts, February 24 presentation • Dalianis says court budget means layoffs - Portsmouth Herald, February 18 • Lynch budget aims to spread pain, Nashua Telegraph, February 16 • Excerpts from Governor’s Budget Address, February 15 • Hardships of Half Days at District Court, Nashua Telegraph, February 15 January 2011 • Remarks by Chief Justice Linda Stewart Dalianis to House Finance Committee, January 27 • Good plan for court system efficiencies, Concord Monitor, January 21 • Group calls for change in state courts, Nashua Telegraph, January 21 |
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