New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Joseph Nadeau has announced he will retire at the end of the year.
He says he wants to work with Iraqi judges as they establish that country's new judicial system.
New Hampshire Public Radio's Mark Bevis has more.
Appointed by then Governor Jeanne Shaheen, Joseph Nadeau has served as an Associate Justice since March of 2000.
All told, he's been in the State's Judicial system for 37 years, first as the Presiding Justice of the Durham District Court then in the state's Superior Court.
But for the past 20 years, Nadeau has also been involved in international programs to help new democracies develop their judicial systems.
And it's to those programs that he wants to turn his attention more fully.
Nadeau interview: 2:03
A staunch advocate of the separation of powers, Justice Nadeau authored two decisions upholding the Supreme Court's right to oversee the judicial branch and members of the bar.
And he authored the unanimous decision that opens up the State's courts to the media.
In response to Nadeau's announcement, Governor John Lynch praised him as serving with distinction.
And Lynch said he will use the Judicial Selection Committee to find Nadeau's replacement.
Justice Nadeau says he will serve until December 31st.
For NHPR News this is Mark Bevis.
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