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Lawmakers consider HB 11‑30 to expand judicial evaluations and publish comments
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Rep. Bob Lynn told the Judiciary Committee HB 11‑30 would add in‑court observations, require statistical review of processing times and publish anonymized comment submissions; judges and the judicial branch warned about confidentiality, ABA guidance and measurement limits.
CONCORD — The House Judiciary Committee heard lengthy testimony on House Bill 11‑30, which would change how New Hampshire evaluates judges by adding in‑court observations, routine statistical analysis of case processing times and public posting of individual evaluation comments in anonymized form.
Representative Bob Lynn, the bill’s prime sponsor, said the measure “defines for the first time ‘judicial officer,’ adds in‑court observations and calls for statistical analysis of processing times” to give a fuller picture of performance. Lynn said he discussed the approach with Chief Justice Gordon McDonald and that he had received a Jan. 26 letter from Judge John Pendleton…
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