Gordon MacDonald (American politician)

Gordon J. MacDonald (born November 27, 1961) is an American lawyer who has been confirmed to be the Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He previously served as the 30th Attorney General of New Hampshire from 2017 to 2021.[1][2][3][4] A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a law clerk to Norman H. Stahl of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 1994 to 1995 and as chief of staff in 1990 and legislative director from 1985 to 1990 to Senator Gordon J. Humphrey.[1]

For other people named Gordon MacDonald, see Gordon MacDonald.
Gordon MacDonald
Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
SucceedingGary Hicks (Acting)
30th Attorney General of New Hampshire
In office
April 13, 2017 – January 8, 2021
GovernorChris Sununu
Preceded byJoseph Foster
Succeeded byJane Young (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1961-01-27) January 27, 1961
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Cornell University (JD)

On June 4, 2019, MacDonald was nominated as the next Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, replacing Robert Lynn who faced mandatory retirement.[5] On July 10, 2019, the Executive Council of New Hampshire declined to confirm MacDonald as Chief Justice in a 3-2 party-line vote.[6] On January 22, 2021, his nomination was confirmed by a 4–1 party-line vote.[7]

References
  1. "Attorney Gordon J MacDonald - Lawyer in New York NY". www.lawyercentral.com.
  2. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2017-03-21/sununu-to-name-manchester-attorney-as-next-attorney-general
  3. http://www.unionleader.com/Broad-respect-for-Sununus-AG-nominee-Gordon-MacDonald
  4. DiStaso, John (5 April 2017). "Gordon MacDonald unanimously confirmed as New Hampshire Attorney General". WMUR.
  5. "Governor Chris Sununu to Nominate Attorney General Gordon MacDonald as Next Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court". www.governor.nh.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  6. Koziol, John (10 July 2019). "Executive Council Rejects MacDonald Nomination for Chief Justice". New Hampshire Union Leader.
  7. Downey, K. C. (2021-01-22). "Executive council votes to confirm MacDonald to be chief justice of NH Supreme Court". WMUR. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Joseph Foster		 Attorney General of New Hampshire
2017–2021		 Succeeded by
Jane Young
Acting
Preceded by
Gary Hicks
Acting		 Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
Taking office 2021		 Designate
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