Carol Ann Conboy

Carol Ann Conboy[4] (born July 10, 1947) is an American lawyer, former teacher, and former justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.[1]

Carol Ann Conboy
Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court[1]
In office
July 8, 2009 – July 1, 2017[1]
Appointed byJohn H. Lynch
Judge of the New Hampshire Superior Court[1]
In office
1992 – 2009[1]
Personal details
Born
Carol Ann Knott[2]

(1947-07-10) July 10, 1947[3]
Spouse(s)Edward J. Conboy[2]
EducationUniversity of Connecticut (BA)[4]
University of New Hampshire (JD)[4]
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1969-1971
RankFirst Lieutenant

Education

She graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in 1969 and from the Franklin Pierce Law Center, now known as University of New Hampshire School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1978.

Military service

After graduating from the University of Connecticut, she joined the United States Air Force and went to Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.[5] She was commissioned an officer and served in Boston during the Vietnam War era until resigning her commission as a First Lieutenant in 1971.[5][6]

Teaching career

She taught English at Merrimack Valley High School in Penacook and Southside Junior High School in Manchester.[7]

Law career

From 1978 to 1979, she clerked for Judge Shane Devine, the former Chief Judge of the New Hampshire Federal District Court.[7] From 1980 to 1992, she was a partner in the New Hampshire law firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson and Middleton.[7] From 1992 to 2009, she served as a Judge on the New Hampshire Superior Court.[7]

While on the Superior Court, she was a Supervisory Justice of the Merrimack County Superior Court and served as Chair of the New Hampshire Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics, and Chair of the New Hampshire Superior Court Sentence Review Board.[7]

In 2009, Governor John Lynch nominated her to serve as an Associate Justice on the New Hampshire Supreme Court.[7] She was sworn in on July 8, 2009[8] and served on the court until her retirement on July 1, 2017.

Personal life

Carol married Edward J. Conboy while in the Air Force.[5] Together they had three children (Thomas, Paul, and David).[2] Edward passed away on April 15, 2009.[2]

References
  1. "Supreme Court - Associate Justice Carol Ann Conboy". Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108160238/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/unionleader/obituary.aspx?n=bernard-j-conboy&pid=126289654
  3. Bar Association, American (1990). Law & Business Directory of Litigation Attorneys. Prentice Hall Law & Business.
  4. https://www.martindale.com/concord/new-hampshire/carol-ann-conboy-1074873-a/
  5. "Conboy on retirement: 'I don't want to leave'". Archived from the original on 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  6. Bar Association, New Hampshire (1998). New Hampshire Bar Journal, Volume 39. New Hampshire Bar Association.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20100527202516/http://www.governor.nh.gov//media/news/2009/060109conboy.htm
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108163424/https://www.reformer.com/stories/conboy-sworn-in-as-nh-supreme-court-justice,167792
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