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Bar News - October 20, 2000 Chief Justice David Brock Acquitted ON OCT. 10, 2000, the NH Senate voted by wide margins to acquit Supreme Court Chief Justice David Brock on each of four impeachment articles. On behalf of the Bar, NHBA President Gregory D. Robbins made the following statement: “On a personal level, we are relieved that the professional and personal ordeal of Justice Brock and his family has ended. As the Board of Governors indicated from the outset, the Bar would not take a position on the merits of the charges, but it has supported the need for due process and for the legislative branch to do its constitutional duty. Both chambers have done a thorough job of weighing the evidence and doing what they thought was right. This event has demonstrated the importance the public places on the integrity of our legal system. It has also raised the consciousness of the judiciary and the Bar, reinforcing for all that the legal system exists to serve the people. In the upcoming legislative session, as lawmakers consider a number of proposals aimed at improving the system, the Bar will work hard to offer its views on whether particular proposals actually serve the interests of the people in maintaining and strengthening a fair, objective, efficient and independent judicial system.” Following the vote, Chief Justice Brock, accompanied by members of his family, commented that he was now “ready to move on.” “We’ve got a lot of things to do at the court to catch up on some of the decisions that have been pending since this ordeal began,” Brock said. “At this point, I’m going to focus on the positive things that came out of this whole process.” |
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