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# Bryan K. Gould

Supreme Court of New Hampshire · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of New Hampshire
- State: New Hampshire
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Sworn in as a New Hampshire Supreme Court justice on September 18, 2025
- Special Counsel, Office of New Hampshire Governor Craig Benson
- Joined fill the seat vacated by retired Justice James Bassett

### Education

- University of Utah College of Law — J.D. (1984)
- Degrees at Utah State University in 1980 and the University of Utah in 1984.
- Utah State University — B.S. (1980)

### Additional information

- Civil litigator, Private legal practice in New Hampshire; from 1984
- More than 35 years, primarily civil litigation.
- Gubernatorial nomination with Executive Council confirmation
- The first nominee of Governor Ayotte to the state’s highest court.
- His background includes decades in private practice and service as special counsel to Governor Craig Benson and the Executive Council.
- He also held the role of Special Counsel to former Governor Craig Benson and to the New Hampshire Executive Council
- His most frequent co-panelists include Justices Patrick E. Donovan and Melissa B. Countway

## 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/supreme-court/about/justices)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/supreme-court/about/justices)
- [New Hampshire Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/supreme-court/about/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)
- [Federalist Society TTD profile: Bryan Charles Gould](https://fedsoc.org/ttd-topics/bryan-charles-gould)
- [New Hampshire Judicial Branch](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/supreme-court/about/justices)
- [Federalist Society TTD profile: Bryan Charles Gould](https://fedsoc.org/ttd-topics/bryan-charles-gould)
- [New Hampshire Judicial Branch](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/supreme-court/about/justices)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [New Hampshire Judicial Branch Guidelines for Use of Cameras and Audio Equipment](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-769f82f4097759e4fc40cf05) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courts.nh.gov/media/guidelines-use-cameras-and-audio-equipment). Collected 2026-07-27.