Linda Stewart Dalianis

Linda Stewart Dalianis

New Hampshire Supreme Court
Biography

Linda Stewart Dalianis was sworn in as the 35th Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court on December 15, 2010 by Gov. John Lynch. She was the first woman to hold a seat on the New Hampshire Supreme Court, and she is the first woman to be Chief Justice. Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court by Gov. Jeanne Shaheen in the year 2000, Justice Dalianis had served for almost 20 years on the Superior Court bench, both as an associate justice and as Chief Justice.

During her long career in the Judicial Branch, Chief Justice Dalianis has been a member of numerous influential committees that shape the day-to-day work of the courts, including the Supreme Court rules and legislation committees, and the Superior Court committees on guardians, marital masters and alternative dispute resolution. She was a longtime member of the New Hampshire Bar Association Committee on Cooperation with the Courts. She chaired both the "Family Division Implementation Committee" which studied the delivery of court services in family law cases, and the "Judicial Branch Dispute Resolution Committee," which worked on system-wide development of alternative dispute resolution services.

Chief Justice Dalianis was raised in Peterborough, New Hampshire. She is a graduate of the Villa Augustina school in Goffstown, Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School.

Professional Experience
Justice
New Hampshire Supreme Court
- Current
Chief Justice 2010-present
Justice
New Hampshire Superior Court
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Chief Justice 2000
Marital Master
New Hampshire Superior Court
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Associate Attorney
Hamblett & Kerrigan PA, Nashua, NH
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Law Clerk
Sullivan & Worcester, Boston, MA
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Education
Suffolk University Law School
J.D. (1974) | Law
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Northeastern University
B.A. (1970)
Honors: cum laude
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Awards
Juris Doctor, Honorius Causa
Suffolk University
President’s Award for Community Service
N.H. Community Technical College
“Most Powerful Woman in New Hampshire”
Network Publications
Centennial Public Affairs Award
General Federation of Women’s Clubs of New Hampshire
“New Hampshire’s Most Brilliant Legal Minds”
Network Publications
Juris Doctor, Honorius Causa
Notre Dame College
President’s Award for Distinguished Public Service
New Hampshire Bar Association
Professional Associations
N.H. Supreme Court Dispute Resolution Committee
Chair
- Current
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American Bar Foundation
Fellow
- Current
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The American Law Institute
Member
- Current
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UNH School of Law, Daniel Webster Scholar Program, Program Development and Advisory Committee
Chair
- Current
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N.H. Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules
Chair
- Current
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N.H. Bar Association Committee on Cooperation with the Courts
Member
- Current
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American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Committee on Bar Admissions
Member
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National Conference on Bar Examiners, Chair, Task Force on Multijurisdictional Practice
Member
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N.H. Supreme Court Judicial Education Services Committee
Member
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N.H. Supreme Court Family Division Implementation Committee
Chair of the Association's amicus committee
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Northern New England Judicial Education Committee
Member
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N.H. Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council
Member
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Activities: Chair, 1999-2000
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N.H. Supreme Court Legislation Committee
Member
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N.H. Superior Court Education Committee
Member
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Publications
Articles & Publications
“New Hampshire’s Performance-Based Variant of the Bar Examination: The Daniel Webster Scholar Program”
The Bar Examiner
“Three States Add or Revise Motion Admission Rules: New Hampshire and Vermont Establish Reciprocity and Georgia resurrects ‘Comity’ Admission”
The Bar Examiner
“Judges’ Writing Journals”
The Judges’ Journal
“Admission to the Bar in Northern New England; An Unprecedented But Modest Proposal”
The Bar Examiner
“Reflections Upon Blowing Rock, North Carolina: The Education of a Trial Judge,” Chapter 5, JERRITT Monograph Six, Education for Development: The Voices of Practitioners in the Judiciary
Speaking Engagements
Commencement Address, Franklin Pierce Law Center
http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/docs/FPLCCom.Add.2008.pdf
Remarks on the November 3, 2009 Bar Admission Ceremony
http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/docs/BarAdmission11-2009.pdf
Statement by the Honorable Linda S. Dalianis on nomination as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Executive Council Hearings
http://www.courts.state.nh.us/press/2010/LSD-statement-nomination.pdf
Remarks after taking the oath as Chief Justice
New Hampshire Supreme Court
http://www.courts.state.nh.us/press/2010/Remarks-by-CJ-Dalianis-121510.pdf audio http://www.courts.nh.gov/SpecialSessions/Swearing-in-of-Chief-Justice-Dalianis.mp3
Address to The Missouri Bar, NEW HAMPSHIRE BAR MID?WINTER MEETING
http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/docs/CJLSDNHBAR020411.pdf
Websites & Blogs
Website
Court biography
Website
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Contact & Map
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