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# John C. Kissinger, Jr

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

- John C. Kissinger, Jr. is an Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court, appointed by former Governor John H. Lynch on May 22, 2012
- Senior Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, New Hampshire Department of Justice (1994–2000)
- Prosecutor, New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office; private practice in Manchester
- Before his appointment, he worked as a prosecutor in the Attorney General’s Office and practiced law in Manchester.

### Education

- Georgetown University Law Center — J.D. (1990)
- Georgetown University — B.A. (1987)

### Additional information

- In Cheshire County, he established the county’s drug court in 2013.
- Attorney, Private practice, Manchester, New Hampshire; until 2012
- John C. Kissinger joined the New Hampshire Superior Court in 2012.
- Georgetown undergraduate degree in 1987 and a Georgetown law degree in 1990.
- Kissinger serves on the New Hampshire Superior Court, with assignments in Cheshire County and Merrimack County.
- Currently listed among the active Superior Court justices on the New Hampshire Judicial Branch website
- Gubernatorial nomination with Executive Council confirmation

## 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 Bar Association faculty biography: John C. Kissinger](https://member.nhbar.org/calendar/register/MjEzMQ%3D%3D)
- [New Hampshire Judicial Branch](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/justices)
- [New Hampshire Bar Association faculty biography: John C. Kissinger](https://member.nhbar.org/calendar/register/MjEzMQ%3D%3D)
- [New Hampshire Judicial Branch](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/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.