--- title: "N. William Delker | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/n-william-delker-nh-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # N. William Delker 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 2011, and currently serves as Supervisory Judge for the Hillsborough Superior Court–North in Manchester - 2022 – Named Supervisory Judge for Hillsborough Superior Court–North following Justice Nicolosi’s retirement - 2014 – Designated Supervisory Judge for Rockingham County Superior Court - New Hampshire prosecutor and Criminal Justice Bureau chief - Law clerk to Justice Sherman Horton, New Hampshire Supreme Court - Bureau Chief, New Hampshire Attorney General's Criminal Justice Bureau - Worked in the appellate unit and held the role of bureau chief of the Criminal Justice Bureau - Senior Assistant Attorney General / prosecutor, New Hampshire Attorney General's Office - His earlier work included a Supreme Court clerkship and private practice - Prior to that, he was an associate attorney at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault in Boston and a law clerk to NH Supreme Court Justice Sherman Horton ### Education - Undergraduate degree — University of Massachusetts Amherst - American University Washington College of Law — J.D. - Degrees at UMass Amherst and American University’s Washington College of Law. ### Additional information - Judge Delker has been on the New Hampshire Superior Court since August 2011, nominated by Governor John Lynch and confirmed by the Executive Council in July 2011 - Listed among the active Superior Court Justices for the 2026 judicial year - N. William Delker joined the New Hampshire Superior Court in August 2011. - Founder / prosecutor, New Hampshire Cold Case Unit - Gubernatorial nomination with Executive Council confirmation - Before joining the bench, he spent thirteen years as a state prosecutor, founded the Cold Case Unit, and led the Criminal Justice Bureau. - Approximately 13 years; homicide, white-collar, public-integrity and appellate 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) - [UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law biography: Hon. N. William Delker](https://law.unh.edu/person/honorable-n-william-delker) - [New Hampshire Judicial Branch](https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/justices) - [UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law biography: Hon. N. William Delker](https://law.unh.edu/person/honorable-n-william-delker) - [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/n-william-delker-nh-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/n-william-delker-nh-trial", "name": "N. William Delker | KnowJudges", "description": "N. William Delker, New Hampshire Superior Court. 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