Jacki A. Smith

Professional career

• Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court, appointed in 2022, and currently assigned to Hillsborough County–South
• During 2012–2019 she served on drug court teams in Hillsborough and Merrimack counties, first as a public defender and then as a prosecutor
• Superior Court law clerk to Gary Hicks; public defender and prosecutor; treatment-court work
• The overview describes an earlier clerkship for New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Gary Hicks and an assignment to Hillsborough County–South

Education

Additional information

• For 2023, Judge Smith was included in the confidential survey process, which gathers feedback from litigants, attorneys, and other stakeholders to assess judicial conduct, fairness, and efficiency
• Jacki A. Smith joined the New Hampshire Superior Court in 2022.
• Cheshire County’s annual report states that she joined its treatment court team in May 2022.
• Cheshire County’s annual report records her treatment-court work beginning in May 2022 and her earlier involvement with treatment courts in Hillsborough and Merrimack counties.
• Gubernatorial nomination with Executive Council confirmation
• Case Search: Use the NH Judicial Branch case search tool to look up cases assigned to Judge Smith by case number, party name, or docket
• Listed among the active Superior Court justices on the official NH Judicial Branch roster
• Jacki A. Smith’s career includes a New Hampshire Superior Court clerkship for Gary Hicks, public defense, and prosecution.
• The clerkship was at the Superior Court, despite a conflicting description.
• The report describes her work with an evidence-based treatment court model.