The District of New Hampshire mourns the passing of Justice David H. Souter. The Court's Statement is available here.
Starting May 11, 2025, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) will begin implementing multifactor authentication (“MFA”) for PACER and CM/ECF users. MFA provides an added layer of security to accounts to protect against cyberattacks and other security risks. Users with federal CM/ECF filing access will be required to enroll in MFA, and it will be optional for other PACER users. The AO expects to have fully implemented MFA for all CM/ECF filing users by the end of 2025. We recommend users enroll proactively when prompted to avoid having to do so at a less convenient time.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is accepting applications to serve on the court's Criminal Justice Act ("CJA") Panel including: (1) applications from attorneys not currently on the panel; and (2) reapplications from panel members whose terms expire on September 30, 2025. Instructions and application forms may be downloaded from the court's website at www.ca1.uscourts.gov under the "CJA Materials" tab.
Circuit Judge Seth Aframe and Chief Judge Landya McCafferty will lead a coaching session to provide lawyers and judges with easy and engaging civics activities (based on actual cases) to bring to a local school or classroom in your community. This is the first of several “civics boot camp” training sessions. Come to this first session so you can be prepared for Lawyer and Judge in Every School and Law Day in May!
All lawyers and judges are welcome. Free of charge.
If you are a bilingual English/Spanish speaker and interested in working as a court interpreter, please consider registering for the Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination. The written phase will be administered May 5-19, 2025. Registration is from February 3 to May 2, 2025. The test candidate must pass the written exam to qualify for the oral exam. The oral phase will be administered August 4-18, 2025. Registration will be from June 23 to August 1, 2025.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is seeking applicants for a bankruptcy judge position in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island in Providence. The jurisdiction of a bankruptcy judge is specified in Title 28, United States Code, §§ 151-158, and explained in Title 11, United States Code, § 101, et seq. Attorneys are encouraged to apply, even if their experience is not specifically in bankruptcy law.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island is seeking qualified candidates for a full-time U.S. Magistrate Judge, serving in Providence, Rhode Island, commencing upon the retirement of Magistrate Judge Lincoln D. Almond in May 2025. Detailed information about the application process, including how to apply, can be found on the District of Rhode Island Court's website: U.S. Magistrate Judge Vacancy and Application Information.
Because litigants are increasingly conducting remote videoconference depositions in lieu of in-person depositions, the Federal Court Advisory Committee developed model stipulations governing remote videoconference depositions. Parties may want to consider adopting agreed upon videoconference deposition stipulations in order to avoid disagreements or misunderstandings during the deposition, and to avoid litigating those differences with the court. These stipulations are optional, not mandatory, and can be modified as appropriate by the parties.
Dan Lynch, Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Gorham as the next Chief Deputy Clerk. Although Karen will join the clerk’s office staff in April, she will formally succeed Tracy Uhrin as the Chief Deputy when Tracy assumes the role of Clerk of Court upon Dan Lynch’s retirement in March of 2025. For more information, please click here.
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire would like to warn the public of a scam in which callers pose as Deputy U.S. Marshals or other government officials and claim that the victim is about to be arrested for not appearing for jury duty but can avoid arrest by paying a fine. If you receive a call like this, do not provide any information to the caller. You are encouraged to report the incident to the U.S. Marshals Service at (603) 225-1632. More information can be found here.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is accepting applications for the position of Federal Public Defender for the Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. An application form may be obtained from the Court's website at https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/employment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is seeking applicants for a bankruptcy judge position in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire in Concord. The jurisdiction of a bankruptcy judge is specified in Title 28, United States Code, §§ 151-158, and explained in Title 11, United States Code, § 101, et seq. Attorneys are encouraged to apply, even if their experience is not specifically in bankruptcy law.
The court is considering proposed amendments to the Local Rules for adoption effective December 1, 2023. The court welcomes input about any of the proposed amendments from the public and bar.
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire will host an investiture ceremony for United States Magistrate Judge Talesha L. Saint-Marc at the Rudman Courthouse at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The ceremony will be followed by an outdoor reception.