Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 505:1

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • sworn: when applied to public officers required by the constitution to take oaths therein prescribed, shall refer to those oaths; when applied to other officers it shall mean sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties of their offices before a justice of the peace, or other person authorized to administer official oaths in such cases. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:25
The supreme court shall appoint a suitable person to be reporter of its decisions. The reporter shall be sworn before assuming the duties of the office. The reporter may be removed from office pursuant to procedures established by the supreme court.