New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-M:12-a – Office of the Solicitor General
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I. There is established within the department an office of the solicitor general. The office shall be supervised by the solicitor general who shall be a senior assistant attorney general appointed by the attorney general in accordance with the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:3, and who shall carry out the duties imposed by the section under the supervision of the attorney general and perform such other work as the attorney general may assign. The attorney general shall appoint such other assistant attorneys general pursuant to the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:3 and such support staff as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section within the limits of the appropriations made for the department.
II. The duties of the office shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(a) Reviewing cases that have been decided against the state and making recommendations on whether to appeal.
(b) Representing the state in all criminal appeals to the New Hampshire supreme court or federal court.
(c) Representing executive branch officials and executive branch agencies, boards, and commissions in all appeals to the New Hampshire supreme court.
(d) Filing amicus curiae briefs in cases in which the state has a significant interest in the legal issue.
(e) Providing training to local and county prosecutors on how to develop an appellate record.
II. The duties of the office shall include, but not be limited to the following:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-M:12-a
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- 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
(a) Reviewing cases that have been decided against the state and making recommendations on whether to appeal.
(b) Representing the state in all criminal appeals to the New Hampshire supreme court or federal court.
(c) Representing executive branch officials and executive branch agencies, boards, and commissions in all appeals to the New Hampshire supreme court.
(d) Filing amicus curiae briefs in cases in which the state has a significant interest in the legal issue.
(e) Providing training to local and county prosecutors on how to develop an appellate record.