Senior Associate Justice Linda S. Dalianis
New Hampshire Supreme Court


Linda Stewart Dalianis was sworn in as the 35th Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court on December 15, 2010 by Gov. John Lynch. She was the first woman to hold a seat on the New Hampshire Supreme Court, and she is the first woman to be Chief Justice. Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court by Gov. Jeanne Shaheen in the year 2000, Justice Dalianis had served for almost 20 years on the Superior Court bench, both as an associate justice and as Chief Justice.

During her long career in the Judicial Branch, Justice Dalianis has been a member of numerous influential committees that shape the day-to-day work of the courts, the Supreme Court Rules and Legislation Committees, and the Superior Court committees on guardians, marital master and alternative dispute resolution. She is also a longtime member of the New Hampshire Bar Association Committee on Cooperation with the Courts.

Justice Dalianis is chair of the "Family Division Implementation Committee" which was appointed by Chief Justice John T. Broderick Jr. to study the delivery of court services in family law cases, and also the chair of the "Judicial Branch Dispute Resolution Committee," which was appointed by Chief Justice Broderick to study system-wide development of alternative dispute resolution services.

She is a graduate of Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School.