Ayotte says no ‘set time frame’ for when she’ll nominate new Supreme Court justice

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she doesn’t know when she’ll nominate a new justice to the state Supreme Court. “That is an ongoing process,” she told reporters in her office Tuesday. “And I don’t have any set time frame for that. But when we get the best people to serve, that’s when I will nominate them and work with the council.” A seat opened on New Hampshire’s highest court in September after former Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald resigned. Reporting from NHPR and an investigation by the judicial branch revealed that MacDonald orchestrated a highly unusual personnel move that allowed a close ally to collect nearly $50,000 in state funding while other branches were facing budget cuts. As governor, Ayotte will be responsible for nominating his successor and the Executive Council will vet and confirm or reject her nominee.

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