--- title: "Daniel E. Will | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/daniel-e-will-nh-appellate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Daniel E. Will 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 - Solicitor General, New Hampshire Department of Justice; 2018-2021 - Became shareholder in 2003 and later served on the firm's board - Law clerk to Judge Morton A. Brody, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine; from 1995 - Law clerk to Morton Brody and Norman Stahl; business and commercial litigator at Devine Millimet - Law clerk to Judge Norman H. Stahl, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ### Education - Boston College Law School — J.D. (1995) - University of Pennsylvania — B.A. (1989) ### Additional information - Confirmed to New Hampshire Supreme Court February 11, 2026; sworn in March 4, 2026. - The 113th Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, sworn in on March 4, 2026, after being nominated by Governor Kelly Ayotte and confirmed by the Executive Council - Daniel E. Will joined the New Hampshire Supreme Court in March 2026 after serving on the Superior Court. - Commercial litigation attorney / shareholder, Devine Millimet; 1997-2018 - He studied at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from Boston College Law School in 1995. - First person to hold the state Solicitor General position. - Gubernatorial nomination with Executive Council confirmation - Justice Will has argued before the NH Supreme Court on diverse issues, including defending the state in the Con-Val school funding case and representing New Hampshire in federal court defending Governor Sununu’s COVID-era emergency powers - His career includes federal clerkships, two decades at Devine Millimet, and service as New Hampshire’s first solicitor general. ## 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) - [New Hampshire Bar Association: Judge Daniel Will confirmed to Supreme Court](https://www.nhbar.org/judge-daniel-will-confirmed-as-justice-of-the-new-hampshire-supreme-court/) - [New Hampshire Judicial Branch](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/supreme-court/about/justices) - [New Hampshire supplied research: will-oath](https://www.nhbar.org/nh-constitution-and-the-courts/) - [New Hampshire Bar Association: Judge Daniel Will confirmed to Supreme Court](https://www.nhbar.org/judge-daniel-will-confirmed-as-justice-of-the-new-hampshire-supreme-court/) - [New Hampshire Judicial Branch](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/supreme-court/about/justices) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/daniel-e-will-nh-appellate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/daniel-e-will-nh-appellate", "name": "Daniel E. 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