Honorable Joseph P. Nadeau

Nadeau, 67, has served 37 years in the state judiciary, with stints on the Durham District Court, the Superior Court and the Supreme Court.

A native of New Hampshire, , in 1968 by then Gov. John Nadeau's judicial career began with his appointment as presiding justice of the Durham District Court, a part-time positionW. King. In 1981, he was appointed by Gov. Hugh Gallen to the Superior Court, and was named Superior Court Chief Justice in 1992 while now U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg was governor. Gov. Jeanne Shaheen nominated Nadeau to be the 100th justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court in 2000.

In a letter hand delivered to Gov. John Lynch on Oct. 5, 2005, Nadeau said that from the day he was appointed to serve as the Durham District Court judge, "I have felt privileged to serve in the judicial branch of government."

"Not only have I been given the honor and privilege of working for the people of New Hampshire, but I have also been given the opportunity to serve the law, that I revere, and the profession that I love," Nadeau said in his letter to Lynch.

Chief Justice John T. Broderick Jr. expressed his gratitude to Justice Nadeau for his tireless devotion to the court system over three decades.