--- title: "Andrew R. Schulman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-r-schulman-nh-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Andrew R. Schulman New Hampshire Superior Court · Superior Court Justice ## Profile - Court: New Hampshire Superior Court - State: New Hampshire - Role: Superior Court Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic devices and media Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.courts.nh.gov/media/guidelines-use-cameras-and-audio-equipment) Source checked: 2026-07-27 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/justices) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/justices) - [New Hampshire Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/justices) - [New Hampshire Judicial Branch Guidelines for Use of Cameras and Audio Equipment](https://www.courts.nh.gov/media/guidelines-use-cameras-and-audio-equipment) - [Governor Hassan judicial nomination release reproduced by Patch](https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/hassan-nominates-two-judges-superior-court-one-circuit-court) - [New Hampshire Judicial Branch](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/justices) - [Governor Hassan judicial nomination release reproduced by Patch](https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/hassan-nominates-two-judges-superior-court-one-circuit-court) - [New Hampshire Judicial Branch](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/justices) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-r-schulman-nh-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-r-schulman-nh-trial", "name": "Andrew R. 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