Amy Messer at a glance
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- Superior Court Justice
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Amy Messer
Superior Court Justice · New Hampshire Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Amy B. Messer is an associate justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court, appointed in 2016 by Governor Maggie Hassan, and currently serves in the Hillsborough County–North division
- In September 2022, Judge Messer ruled in a Manchester school district case that parental rights are “not absolute” and that a district policy requiring staff to respect a student’s chosen gender identity without parental consent did not infringe on parental rights.
- Current position: Associate Justice, New Hampshire Superior Court
Education
- Undergraduate degree — University of Vermont
- Law degree — Northeastern University School of Law
Additional information
- Executive Director, Disability Rights Center-NH; 2015-2017
- Selected in 2015 and left for judicial service.
- Attorney / Legal Director, Disability Rights Center-NH; 1999-2015
- She is a 2014 recipient of the Frank Rowe Kenison Award from the New Hampshire Bar Foundation
- Joined in 1999 and later served as Legal Director.
- Legal director and executive director, Disability Rights Center–New Hampshire; joined in 1999.
- She joined that organization in 1999 and worked on disability rights litigation, including the statewide mental health services settlement.
- Gubernatorial nomination with Executive Council confirmation
- Assigned to Courtroom 1 in the Hillsborough Superior Court – North and handles various civil and administrative matters
- Court listings: She appears in the official NH Judicial Branch list of active Superior Court justices
- Amy Messer served as legal director and then executive director of Disability Rights Center–New Hampshire before her judicial career.
- She has also served on boards such as the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire and the Legislative Commission on Deafness and Hearing Loss
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Electronic Devices And Media
Statewide
New Hampshire's published statewide guidance requires presiding-judge approval before still or video equipment may be used in a courtroom, and the presiding judge retains discretion over recording devices.
The form must be approved by the presiding judge before that individual or organization will be permitted to use still or video equipment in the courtroom.New Hampshire Judicial Branch Guidelines for Use of Cameras and Audio Equipment ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
New Hampshire Judicial Branch Guidelines for Use of Cameras and Audio Equipment
New Hampshire Superior Court
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New Hampshire Judicial Branch official judicial roster
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