--- title: "Gary E. Hicks | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-e-hicks-5084" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Gary E. Hicks Supreme Court of New Hampshire · Judge ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court of New Hampshire - State: New Hampshire - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 2006-present - Retired American judge who held the role of an Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from January 31, 2006, until his mandatory retirement on November 30, 2023, at age 70 - Chief Justice (Acting): held the role of Acting Chief Justice from August 23, 2019, to March 4, 2021, before Gordon J. MacDonald was appointed - Law clerk to Frank Kenison; commercial litigator at Wiggin & Nourie - Law clerk to Chief Justice Frank Rowe Kenison, New Hampshire Supreme Court - Clerked for then-Chief Justice Frank Rowe Kenison during law school ### Education - Boston University School of Law — J.D. (1978) - Undergraduate degree — Bucknell University — 1975 ### Additional information - Supreme Court beginning in 2006; retired November 30, 2023. - Recipient of the 2021 Civil Justice Award from the New Hampshire Access to Justice Commission - He graduated from Bucknell in 1975 and Boston University School of Law in 1978, clerked for Chief Justice Frank Kenison, and practiced commercial litigation at Wiggin & Nourie before joining the Superior Court in 2001 and Supreme Court in 2006. - Superior Court beginning in 2001 - Commercial litigator, Wiggin & Nourie; 1978-2001 - Born November 30, 1953. - Date of birth: 1953 - Approximately 23 years. - Clerked during his final year of law school. - Before joining the judiciary, Hicks was a commercial litigator at Wiggin & Nourie for 23 years - handling insurance, title, bank, and asbestos cases, and representing then-Governor Meldrim Thomson - Birth place: West Stewartstown, New Hampshire ## 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.courtlistener.com/person/5084/gary-e-hicks/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5084/gary-e-hicks/) - [Supreme Court of New Hampshire current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5084/gary-e-hicks/) - [New Hampshire Judicial Branch Guidelines for Use of Cameras and Audio Equipment](https://www.courts.nh.gov/media/guidelines-use-cameras-and-audio-equipment) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5084/gary-e-hicks/) - [Gary Hicks (New Hampshire) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Hicks_(New_Hampshire)) - [Gary E. Hicks (Supreme Court of New Hampshire) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5084/gary-e-hicks) - [Wikidata: Gary E. Hicks](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16878466) - [New Hampshire Bar Association retirement profile: Justice Gary Hicks](https://www.nhbar.org/revered-supreme-court-justice-gary-hicks-to-retire-on-november-30/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5084/gary-e-hicks/) - [Gary Hicks (New Hampshire) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Hicks_(New_Hampshire)) - [Gary E. Hicks (Supreme Court of New Hampshire) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5084/gary-e-hicks) - [Wikidata: Gary E. Hicks](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16878466) - [New Hampshire Bar Association retirement profile: Justice Gary Hicks](https://www.nhbar.org/revered-supreme-court-justice-gary-hicks-to-retire-on-november-30/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-e-hicks-5084", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-e-hicks-5084", "name": "Gary E. Hicks | KnowJudges", "description": "Gary E. Hicks, Supreme Court of New Hampshire. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-e-hicks-5084#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-e-hicks-5084#judge", "name": "Gary E. 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