New Hampshire Revised Statutes 651:57 – Review Division
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 651:57
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
The chief justice of the superior court shall appoint 3 superior court justices, senior justices, or retired superior court justices to constitute a board of 3 members to act as a review division of the court and shall designate one of these judges as division chairman. The term shall be for 3 years. The division shall meet at the times and places as its business requires, as determined by the chairman. The decision of 2 members is sufficient to determine any matter before the review division. No member may sit or act on a review of a sentence imposed by him. If the review to be acted on by the division is a review of a sentence imposed by a member serving on the review division or if it is inexpedient for a member to attend at the time for which a meeting is called, the division chairman shall designate a superior court justice, a retired superior court justice, or a senior superior court justice to act as an alternate in place of the absent or disqualified member. The review division may appoint a secretary-clerk, whose compensation shall be fixed by the review division and paid by the state.