--- title: "Martin Honigberg | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/martin-honigberg-nh-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Martin Honigberg 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 - Martin P. Honigberg is an Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court, appointed by Governor Chris Sununu on June 4, 2019, after serving as chair of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission - Partner, Sulloway & Hollis; 2003-2013 - Special Counsel, Office of New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen; 2001-2003 - Attorney, Rath, Young & Pignatelli; 2000-2001 - Senior Assistant Attorney General, New Hampshire Attorney General's Office; 1994-1999 - Attorney, Goodwin Procter & Hoar; 1989-1994 - Attorney, Dickstein Shapiro & Morin; 1985-1989 - Assistant attorney general; counsel to Governor Jeanne Shaheen - Honigberg’s judicial appointment followed a political process in which Governor Sununu’s earlier Chief Justice nominee was rejected, leading to a delayed but eventual confirmation of Honigberg - Before joining the Superior Court, he worked in the Attorney General’s Office, served as counsel to Governor Jeanne Shaheen, practiced at Sulloway & Hollis, and served on the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission. ### Education - Vanderbilt University Law School — J.D. (1985) - Martin Honigberg studied at Amherst College and Vanderbilt University Law School, graduating in 1981 and 1985. - undergraduate degree — Amherst College — 1981 - Amherst College — B.A. ### Additional information - Confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council in August 2019 after being nominated by Governor Chris Sununu - New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission – Appointed by former Governor Maggie Hassan in 2013, held the role of commissioner and later chair (2014–2019) - Led the Government Relations Practice Group. - Listed among the active justices of the New Hampshire Superior Court and has assignments in Merrimack and Sullivan counties. - Gubernatorial nomination with Executive Council confirmation - His background in regulatory law, utilities, and public administration has informed his judicial work ## 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) - [NECPUC 2016 conference biography: Martin P. Honigberg](https://necpuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NECPUC-2016-Final-Web-Version-5.pdf) - [New Hampshire Judicial Branch](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/justices) - [NECPUC 2016 conference biography: Martin P. Honigberg](https://necpuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NECPUC-2016-Final-Web-Version-5.pdf) - [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/martin-honigberg-nh-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/martin-honigberg-nh-trial", "name": "Martin Honigberg | KnowJudges", "description": "Martin Honigberg, New Hampshire Superior Court. 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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.