Linda Dalianis
Linda Stewart Dalianis was the chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Dalianis was the first woman to serve on New Hampshire's Supreme Court. She was appointed to this court by Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen in 2000.[1]
In November 2010, Governor John Lynch nominated Dalianis to become the court's new Chief Justice. When confirmed by the Executive Council, she became the first woman to serve in the position.[2][3]
Dalianis retired from the court on April 1, 2018.[4]
Education
Dalianis received her undergraduate degree from Northeastern University and her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.[5]
Career
- 2000-2017: Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court
- 1980-2000: Judge, New Hampshire Superior Court[2]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Dalianis received a campaign finance score of -1.11, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of -0.99 that justices received in New Hampshire.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[6]
See also
External links
- The New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Senior Associate Justice Linda S. Dalianis
- Project Vote Smart, Senior Associate Justice Linda S. Dalianis (NH)
Footnotes
- ↑ Official biography of Justice Dalianis
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Concord Monitor, "Court's first woman for chief justice," November 17, 2010
- ↑ The Telegraph, "Dalianis is OK'd as chief justice," December 9, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Valley News, "N.H. Supreme Court Chief Justice Dalianis to Retire April 1," November 9, 2017
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, Senior Associate Justice Linda S. Dalianis
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Hampshire • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Hampshire
State courts:
New Hampshire Supreme Court • New Hampshire Superior Courts • New Hampshire Circuit Courts • New Hampshire Probate Courts • New Hampshire District Court • New Hampshire Family Division
State resources:
Courts in New Hampshire • New Hampshire judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Hampshire
