--- title: "Jacki A. Smith | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jacki-a-smith-nh-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jacki A. Smith 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 - 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. ## 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) - [New Hampshire Judicial Branch](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/justices) - [New Hampshire supplied research: smith-county](https://co.cheshire.nh.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Annual-Report_2023_1st-Approval.pdf) - [New Hampshire supplied research: hicks-retirement](https://www.nhbar.org/revered-supreme-court-justice-gary-hicks-to-retire-on-november-30/) - [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/jacki-a-smith-nh-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jacki-a-smith-nh-trial", "name": "Jacki A. 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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.