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Bar News - August 13, 2004 Morning Mail ~ Chief Justice Responds, Praise from Hawaii The following letter, dated July 14, was sent to attorney James M. Carroll in response to his letter (published on page 4 in the July 23 issue of Bar News) to Chief Justice John T. Broderick Jr. concerning the termination of Superior Court stenographers. Carroll’s letter was signed by 39 Belknap County attorneys. Both letters are posted under News Releases at http://www.nhbar.org/about2.asp?SectID=7&CatID=58.I write to acknowledge receipt of [James Carroll’s] letter of July 9, 2004, which enclosed a petition in support of stenographic staff signed by numerous respected counsel in Belknap County. As you know, I spent more than two decades as a trial lawyer before coming on the bench in 1995. Much of that time was spent trying cases in the superior courts across our state. Over that time, I came to know firsthand the professionalism and competence of stenographers, who over many years have been an important and integral part of the administration of justice. I do not have to be persuaded of their dedication and value and I am not unsympathetic to their current plight. However, my duties as Chief Justice are different from those I had as a lawyer, and I must deal with realities as they are not as I would like them to be. My colleagues and I are required to consider what is best for the judicial system and the citizens of New Hampshire as a whole and the administrative decisions that we make, whether they relate to stenographers or other matters, must be made from that perspective. Please understand that I accept and acknowledge that not all of our administrative decisions will be accepted or approved by all members of the Bar. I appreciate your taking time to write me and for the obvious effort it took to circulate the petition. I will certainly share the concerns you expressed with my colleagues. Very truly yours,
Praise from Aloha State Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from a letter to the NHBA from an attorney who has left the NH Bar after completing his tenure of active duty for the US Navy and deciding not to return to the state to practice law. It has been a privilege being a member of the Bar for close to 20 years. Interestingly, although the bars of New Hampshire and Hawaii are approximately the same size, the NH Bar seems much more active, the publications are more informative, timely and thorough, and the seminars more frequent and useful. As a bar examiner in Hawaii, I appreciate what is involved in operating different aspects of a bar, and the NH Bar Association certainly seems to handle all aspects very well. Randolph R. Slaton
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