John T. Broderick Jr.

John T. Broderick Jr. (born 1947) is a former Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He served as Associate Justice of the court from 1995 to 2004 and as its Chief Justice from 2004 to 2010. Broderick holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross. Broderick also served as Dean and President of the University of New Hampshire School of Law until May 2015. Since 2015, Broderick has been on a journey to end the stigma surrounding mental health in New Hampshire.

Organizations
  • Board of Directors, National Legal Services Corporation, 1993–present
  • President, New Hampshire Bar Association, 1990–1991
  • American College of Trial Lawyers Association

Professional History
  • Dean, University of New Hampshire School of Law, 2011 – 2014
  • Chief Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court, 2004 – 2010
  • Associate Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1995 – 2004
  • Adjunct Professor, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, 2000 - 2010
  • Broderick & Dean, Professional Association, 1989 – 1995 (Formerly Merrill & Broderick, Professional Association)
  • Devine, Millimet, Stahl & Branch, 1972 – 1989 (Chair Litigation Department)

Honors and Professional Recognition
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1989 – present
  • Best Lawyers in America, 1987 – 1995
  • 2014 Perkins Bass Fellow, Rockefeller Center, Dartmouth College
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, NH Business & Industry Association, 2010
  • Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 1985 – 1991)
  • Honorary Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation, 2003
  • Recipient, 2002 Justice William A. Grimes Award for Judicial Professionalism, NH Bar Association, (June 2002 and 2010)
  • Recipient, L. Jonathan Ross Award for Outstanding Commitment to Legal Services for the Poor, NH Bar Association, February 2007
  • Member, American Law Institute, 2007 – present
  • Recipient, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System's Third Annual Transparent
  • Courthouse® Award (prior recipients were Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Chief Justice Christine Durham, Supreme Court of Utah)
  • Distinguished Citizen of the Year, Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of New Hampshire
  • 2011 President's Award for Distinguished Public Service, presented by the N.H. Bar Association
  • 2015 The Inaugural John Tobin Access to Justice Award, 2016
  • Governor's Commission on Disability Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016


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