New Hampshire § 490-K:2 Initial Judicial Training Requirements

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 490-K:2 — Initial Judicial Training Requirements

New Hampshire § 490-K:2

Title LICOURTS

Ch. 490-KJUDICIAL TRAINING

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 490-K:2 (2026).

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Any person who holds the position of judge in this state, and all nonjudicial employees of the judicial branch with a hire date on or after July 1, 2025, shall complete an orientation and training program within 3 months of hire, as directed by the chief justice of the supreme court. The minimum initial training for judges may be as follows:

I.Orientation for new judges on procedures and functions of the applicable court and relevant procedural and substantive law;

II.Education for new judges on major legal subjects and practical skills needed by them and appropriate to the jurisdiction of the court in which they serve;

III.At least one hour of training devoted to the topics of legal and judicial ethics, professionalism, preventing implicit bias, mental health, and domestic violence.

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Any person who holds the position of judge in this state, and all nonjudicial employees of the judicial branch with a hire date on or after July 1, 2025, shall complete an orientation and training program within 3 months of hire, as directed by the chief justice of the supreme court. The minimum initial training for judges may be as follows:
I. Orientation for new judges on procedures and functions of the applicable court and relevant procedural and substantive law;
II. Education for new judges on major legal subjects and practical skills needed by them and appropriate to the jurisdiction of the court in which they serve;
III. At least one hour of training devoted to the topics of legal and judicial ethics, professionalism, preventing implicit bias, mental health, and domestic violence.

Legislative History

2024, 317:11, eff. July 1, 2025. 2025, 3:1, eff. Sept. 21, 2025.

Nearby Sections

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§ 490-K:1

Judicial Training Coordinator

§ 490-K:2

Initial Judicial Training Requirements

§ 490-K:3

Judicial Continuing Education Requirements

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