This mostly waters down Judicial Performance Evaluations. It has one sentence which would be an improvement: "The supreme court shall establish disciplinary rules and may initiate disciplinary action when a judicial officer fails to achieve an overall satisfactory judicial evaluation during 2 consecutive evaluations."
HB1130
House · 2026 sessionRepublicanDied in HouseStudy committee on judicial performance reviews
AIEstablishes a committee to study and recommend improvements to the procedure used for conducting judicial performance evaluations.
(New Title) establishing a committee to study the procedure for judicial performance evaluations.
Courts and ProcedureLegislature
Status
Died on the table in the House · March 26, 2026- ✓Introduced
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- Law
Division of testimony
9 submissionsSupport 4Oppose 5Neutral 0
Daniel RichardsonOpposeNashua, NHfor MyselfJan 28, 2026
Tiffany GladuOpposeGoffstown, NHfor MyselfJan 28, 2026
I oppose this bill because it reduces transparency or public accountability and does not meaningfully improve outcomes for New Hampshire residents.
Eileen FlockhartSupportExeter, NHfor MyselfJan 28, 2026
Position recorded without written comment.
Margaret KonzeSupportPembroke, NHfor MyselfJan 28, 2026
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Carol MorrisonOpposeW Lebanon, NHfor MyselfJan 28, 2026
Position recorded without written comment.
Darla BrunoOpposeLebanon, NHfor MyselfJan 28, 2026
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mark van saunOpposekeene, NHfor MyselfJan 28, 2026
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joan van saunSupportkeene, NHfor MyselfJan 28, 2026
Position recorded without written comment.
Kelly BokhanSupportLoudon, NHfor MyselfJan 28, 2026
Position recorded without written comment.