446:
187:
From 2002 to 2003, she was a law clerk for the New
Hampshire Supreme Court. From 2003 to 2004, she was an associate with Orr & Reno, P.A. From 2006 to 2011, she was a managing member of Alton Law Offices, PLLC, and from 2010 to 2011 she was also a police prosecutor at the Alton Police Department.
404:
251:
710:
397:
170:
690:
390:
306:
685:
705:
680:
328:
700:
121:
545:
675:
617:
568:
670:
521:
225:
216:
on
November 30, 2023. On November 29, a hearing was held on her nomination. During her hearing, she assured the council she was not a
475:
695:
485:
189:
605:
454:
366:
209:
162:
142:
108:
34:
588:
466:
175:
276:
193:
665:
660:
491:
531:
422:
221:
158:
154:
116:
112:
633:
628:
382:
357:
213:
81:
329:"Melissa Beth Countway Sworn In as 110th Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court"
217:
623:
502:
594:
576:
141:(born 1970 or 1971) is an American lawyer who is serving as an associate justice of the
582:
430:
307:"Governor Chris Sununu Nominates Melissa Beth Countway to New Hampshire Supreme Court"
654:
551:
507:
497:
481:
471:
435:
414:
517:
462:
205:
166:
125:
69:
252:"Melissa Countway, former Belknap County attorney, confirmed to NH Supreme Court"
557:
539:
512:
277:"Melissa Countway Guldbrandsen Profile | Concord, NH Lawyer | Martindale.com"
43:
192:. From August 2017 to January 2024 she served as a judge on the
386:
224:. On December 20, 2023, her nomination was confirmed by the
208:
nominated
Countway to serve as an associate justice of the
171:
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
212:
to the seat left vacant by the retirement of
Justice
228:
by a 4–1 vote. She was sworn in on
January 2, 2024.
604:
567:
530:
453:
421:
104:
96:
91:
75:
63:
32:
21:
711:University of North Carolina School of Law alumni
245:
243:
241:
301:
299:
297:
398:
8:
691:Justices of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
405:
391:
383:
346:
18:
122:University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
100:1970 or 1971 (age 52–53)
237:
220:and declined to answer questions about
7:
686:21st-century American women lawyers
706:University of New Hampshire alumni
681:21st-century American women judges
226:Executive Council of New Hampshire
16:American judge (born 1970 or 1971)
14:
413:Statewide political officials of
309:(Press release). November 8, 2023
250:Green, Rick (December 21, 2023).
701:New Hampshire state court judges
444:
331:(Press release). January 2, 2024
188:From 2011 to 2017, she was the
204:On November 8, 2023, Governor
173:in 2002, while serving on the
1:
676:21st-century American lawyers
671:21st-century American judges
367:New Hampshire Supreme Court
210:New Hampshire Supreme Court
200:New Hampshire Supreme Court
194:New Hampshire Circuit Court
163:University of New Hampshire
143:New Hampshire Supreme Court
109:University of New Hampshire
35:New Hampshire Supreme Court
727:
442:
374:
365:Associate Justice of the
362:
354:
349:
176:North Carolina Law Review
132:
87:
51:
40:
33:Associate Justice of the
28:
548:, President pro tempore
494:, Treasurer (appointed)
190:Belknap County Attorney
161:in 1994, both from the
696:New Hampshire lawyers
639:Melissa Beth Countway
585:, Speaker pro tempore
256:The Laconia Daily Sun
139:Melissa Beth Countway
641:, Associate Justices
222:reproductive rights
159:Master of Education
155:Bachelor of Science
634:Patrick E. Donovan
629:Anna Hantz Marconi
476:Secretary of State
281:www.martindale.com
153:Countway earned a
648:
647:
597:, Minority Leader
591:, Majority Leader
560:, Minority Leader
554:, Majority Leader
522:Executive Council
492:Monica Mezzapelle
381:
380:
218:judicial activist
136:
135:
718:
624:James P. Bassett
618:Gordon MacDonald
611:
503:Cinde Warmington
486:Attorney General
455:State government
448:
447:
407:
400:
393:
384:
369:
355:Preceded by
347:
341:
340:
338:
336:
325:
319:
318:
316:
314:
303:
292:
291:
289:
287:
273:
267:
266:
264:
262:
247:
92:Personal details
78:
66:
56:
23:Melissa Countway
19:
726:
725:
721:
720:
719:
717:
716:
715:
651:
650:
649:
644:
620:, Chief Justice
609:
608:
600:
595:Matthew Wilhelm
577:Sherman Packard
563:
526:
449:
445:
440:
417:
411:
371:
364:
360:
345:
344:
334:
332:
327:
326:
322:
312:
310:
305:
304:
295:
285:
283:
275:
274:
270:
260:
258:
249:
248:
239:
234:
202:
185:
151:
120:
76:
64:
59:January 2, 2024
58:
52:
47:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
724:
722:
714:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
653:
652:
646:
645:
643:
642:
636:
631:
626:
621:
614:
612:
602:
601:
599:
598:
592:
586:
583:Laurie Sanborn
580:
573:
571:
565:
564:
562:
561:
555:
549:
543:
536:
534:
528:
527:
525:
524:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
489:
479:
469:
459:
457:
451:
450:
443:
441:
439:
438:
433:
431:Jeanne Shaheen
427:
425:
419:
418:
412:
410:
409:
402:
395:
387:
379:
378:
373:
361:
356:
352:
351:
350:Legal offices
343:
342:
320:
293:
268:
236:
235:
233:
230:
201:
198:
184:
181:
157:in 1993 and a
150:
147:
134:
133:
130:
129:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
89:
88:
85:
84:
79:
73:
72:
67:
61:
60:
54:Assumed office
49:
48:
41:
38:
37:
30:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
723:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
666:Living people
664:
662:
659:
658:
656:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
619:
616:
615:
613:
607:
606:Supreme Court
603:
596:
593:
590:
589:Jason Osborne
587:
584:
581:
578:
575:
574:
572:
570:
566:
559:
556:
553:
552:Sharon Carson
550:
547:
544:
541:
538:
537:
535:
533:
529:
523:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
508:Janet Stevens
506:
504:
501:
499:
498:Joseph Kenney
496:
493:
490:
487:
483:
482:John Formella
480:
477:
473:
472:David Scanlan
470:
468:
464:
461:
460:
458:
456:
452:
437:
436:Maggie Hassan
434:
432:
429:
428:
426:
424:
423:U.S. senators
420:
416:
415:New Hampshire
408:
403:
401:
396:
394:
389:
388:
385:
377:
372:2024–present
370:
368:
359:
353:
348:
330:
324:
321:
308:
302:
300:
298:
294:
282:
278:
272:
269:
257:
253:
246:
244:
242:
238:
231:
229:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
199:
197:
195:
191:
182:
180:
178:
177:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
148:
146:
144:
140:
131:
127:
123:
118:
114:
110:
107:
103:
99:
95:
90:
86:
83:
80:
74:
71:
68:
62:
55:
50:
46:
45:
39:
36:
31:
27:
20:
661:1970s births
638:
518:Dave Wheeler
463:Chris Sununu
375:
363:
333:. Retrieved
323:
313:December 28,
311:. Retrieved
286:December 28,
284:. Retrieved
280:
271:
261:December 28,
259:. Retrieved
255:
206:Chris Sununu
203:
186:
174:
167:Juris Doctor
152:
138:
137:
70:Chris Sununu
65:Appointed by
53:
42:
610:(appointed)
558:Donna Soucy
542:, President
540:Jeb Bradley
488:(appointed)
478:(appointed)
77:Preceded by
655:Categories
513:Ted Gatsas
358:Gary Hicks
335:January 3,
232:References
214:Gary Hicks
82:Gary Hicks
579:, Speaker
376:Incumbent
169:from the
149:Education
105:Education
44:Incumbent
546:Jim Gray
467:Governor
165:, and a
532:Senate
183:Career
569:House
57:
337:2024
315:2023
288:2023
263:2023
97:Born
117:MEd
657::
520:,
484:,
474:,
465:,
296:^
279:.
254:.
240:^
196:.
179:.
145:.
126:JD
115:,
113:BS
406:e
399:t
392:v
339:.
317:.
290:.
265:.
128:)
124:(
119:)
111:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.