Chief: The Chief Justice is designated at the time of appointment by the Governor (with advice and consent of the Executive Council); it is a distinct position, not chosen by peers or seniority..
Adopted 1784. Its declaration of rights sits in Part First (Bill of Rights), Articles 1-41. This court has the final word on what the New Hampshire constitution means.
Primacy, interprets its own constitution first
How a state reads its own rights provisions relative to the federal floor, lockstep vs departure.
State-court structure and selection methods are from official and reference sources; the justice roster is point-in-time. Civibrief carries each state's highest court (lower state courts are out of scope for now).
