Gordon MacDonald

State prosecutors sent letters to a range of officials — including Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald — instructing them not to destroy any records related to a $50,000 payout.

In April, Dianne Martin was laid off from her state job and rehired two days later, an unusual maneuver that allowed her to collect employment benefits. In a statement, justices on the NH Supreme Court said the move was in line with personnel policies.

Earlier this year, Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald warned of layoffs and delayed trials due to tight budgets. But at the same time, according to a whistleblower, MacDonald helped orchestrate a nearly $50,000 payout for his former chief of staff.

A former governor, the current attorney general and the state’s chief justice could all be called in the trial of Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi, who is accused of improper influence.

Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald sent a note to all judicial branch staff on Wednesday, warning of painful cuts if the state were to adopt the House’s proposed budget.

New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi claims the charges of improper influence aren’t supported by facts. State prosecutors want a jury to hear the full case.

The chief justice's statements contradict Justice Hantz Marconi’s claims that she had his consent to speak with Sununu.

In a new legal filing, Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi alleges that the state’s top judge advised her in advance that a meeting with the governor wouldn’t raise concerns. That meeting is at the center of a criminal case against Hantz Marconi.

Gordon MacDonald will be sworn in Thursday as the new chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. For MacDonald, who until recently was New…

New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald has been confirmed as chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, ending a protracted political…