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On February 11, 2026, the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on HR38 – a resolution directing the committee to investigate whether maladministration has occurred at the highest levels of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Here is what the documented record shows. I. Chief Justice MacDonald’s $50,000 Payout to Dianne Martin Dianne Martin served as Chief … Read more
This week, on GrokTALK! I open with some fun facts: Everyone in Minnesota knew about the fraud, started to do something about it, but Democrats killed, rewrote it, and now it’s toothless. Then I discuss a growing trend among elected officials, at least in New Hampshire, to publicly tell judges they are out of their … Read more
Garry Rayno just dropped over 1300+ words to explain just how little he actually knows or understands the problem of education funding in New Hampshire. I know. Veteran journalist. Longtime reporter covering NH State politics and the legislature. I’m sure he’s a great guy and knows a lot of stuff, but decades of experience are … Read more
There is a growing trend among elected Republicans in New Hampshire. An awareness that courts and judges no longer have our leave to exercise taxing powers. I’m going to cover this more in Monday’s GrokTALK! But I wanted to share this statement from Executive Councilor John Stephen as a primer. The tone and tack are … Read more
In the previous six articles, I outlined the history and evolution of the judiciary in New Hampshire. In the last article, I covered how the 1968 BAR merger subverted New Hampshire’s legislative will and entrenched judicial corruption. Therefore, it begs the question: Were these changes to our judiciary a series of unintended consequences (a lawful … Read more
The Founding Fathers held nuanced and sometimes conflicting views on judges and the lawyer class. They valued an independent judiciary as essential to liberty and checks on power, while some expressed wariness toward lawyers as a professional group, seeing them as potentially self-interested or prone to creating an “artificial aristocracy.” Views on Judges and the … Read more
A Voluntary Beginning Rooted in Legislative Charter In my previous pieces for Granite Grok—”An Open Letter to the People of New Hampshire” and “The Quiet Coup That Stole New Hampshire’s Legal Profession“—I delved into the current state of affairs within our state’s legal system, highlighting concerns over how power has shifted and consolidated in ways … Read more
Remember that Janet Jackson song What Have You Done For Me Lately? It’s a tune from my teenage years that comes to mind when I think of our Senate Judiciary committee, the body that rubber-stamped HB1002 last year during Queen Sharon’s (committee) leadership and also got that judge-retirement-age question on the ballot. Yeah, we’ve had … Read more
My six-year fight for government transparency, recognized by the Nackey S. Loeb and New England First Amendment Awards, exposed a cynical failure in the New Hampshire judicial system. My Right-to-Know (RTK) lawsuits sought critical records, from assessing records to an alleged fraudulent federal funding scheme for the Nashua Performing Arts Center, a matter serious enough that the federal government is … Read more
Judges are supposed to be fair and impartial. In New Hampshire, they should embody independence, not inheritance. My experience in Hillsborough County South has shown otherwise. The lines between mentorship and favoritism have blurred so deeply that I have lost confidence in the system. When Judge Smith took the bench in Nashua in 2024, she … Read more
The recent murder of a woman in Berlin by her obviously dangerous husband who had been let out of jail on little or no bond by a bail commissioner, since out of her position, and possibly even a judge, has brought forward, once again, the perennial issue of how do the citizens of New Hampshire … Read more
The US Senate recently confirmed President Donald Trump’s first judicial nominee of his second term, Whitney Hermandorfer, to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He will have fewer opportunities to appoint federal judges in his second term, though his selections may be more critical than at any time in the nation’s history. The judiciary was … Read more
It’s age discrimination to require sheriffs to retire at 70 years of age while extending judges’ retirement age to 75. A retired judge who lost sight of equal treatment before the law initiated this ballot question. Now you can plainly see what an elitist cabal our judiciary is. What’s also troubling is that voters aren’t fully informed. They aren’t … Read more
New Hampshire has an amendment on the November Ballot that would allow judges to serve until age 75. We currently retire them at 70. I confess that, until the past week, I paid no attention to this whatsoever, but others have. ‘Grok author Laurie Ortolano dropped a piece on the amendment (opposed), to which occasional … Read more
Nashua’s Superior Court civil judges appear to align with the Nashua City Attorneys on Right to Know (RTK) cases. Judges are required by their ethics rules and training to conduct themselves impartially, but this is not happening in Nashua. I’ve been before two judges for my cases: Judge Temple and Judge Colburn.
There is an idea that many people — but especially constitutional law students, who then go on to be public officials — have not been exposed to, which is that there is a proper order to the questions that should be asked when formulating public policy.
When people ask me about the election, I tell them this. If Democrats keep the House and take the Senate, job 1* will be to impeach Trump. Job two will be to impeach Justice Kavanaugh. Job Three will be to vacate Trump’s Federal judiciary.
Americans can ask no more from their federal government than what they find in the constitution. This is the crux of the differences in our society today. The Marxists demand government control everything. Conservatives say no, that is not America’s system of government.
If the School House Rock folks want to expand their scope into the 21st century they could do us all a favor. Explain why a district court in Nobodysville America (with a tiny jurisdiction) can impose a rule on the entire country. Because the US Senate is asking the same question.
About two weeks ago U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs of North Carolina issued an injunction. Her injunction bars the Trump administration from implementing a new policy. The policy changes how the government calculates the duration of an illegal immigrant’s unlawful presence in the country.