Andrew R. Schulman at a glance
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- Superior Court Justice
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Andrew R. Schulman
Superior Court Justice · New Hampshire Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Partner, Getman, Schulthess & Steere, P.A.; 2000-2014
- Public defender; director of criminal practice clinic, 1997–2000; partner, Getman, Schulthess & Steere, beginning in 2000
- Director, Criminal Practice Clinic / Assistant Clinical Professor, Franklin Pierce Law Center; 1997-2000
- Attorney, Hill & Barlow
- Before joining the Superior Court, he worked as a public defender, directed a law school criminal practice clinic, and became a partner at Getman, Schulthess & Steere.
Education
- B.A. from Haverford College (1982) and a J.D. from Harvard Law School (1985)
- Undergraduate degree — Haverford College
- Andrew R. Schulman studied at Haverford College and Harvard Law School.
Additional information
- In May 2022, Judge Schulman sentenced four individuals for a December 2019 train obstruction in Bow, NH, where activists halted a coal train to protest the Merrimack Generating Station’s coal use.
- Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court, appointed by Governor Maggie Hassan on September 17, 2014, and confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council on October 1, 2014
- Governor Hassan’s 2014 nomination release describes that career.
- Champions of Justice Award from the New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2004)
- Staff Attorney / Homicide and Major Crimes Attorney, New Hampshire Public Defender Program; until 1997
- Staff Attorney, New Hampshire Public Defender Program; from 1985
- Civil, commercial and criminal trial/appellate litigation.
- Brief Boston private-practice stint.
- Gubernatorial nomination with Executive Council confirmation
- The case drew public attention for its climate activism context and the judge’s rulings during trial
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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