The University of New Hampshire School of Law has appointed Chief Justice John T. Broderick Jr. of the New Hampshire Supreme Court as its new dean and president. The decision comes after a nationwide search for a replacement of outgoing Dean John D. Hutson.
Broderick, who has served 15 years with the New Hampshire Supreme Court, will retire from his chief justice position on Nov. 30.
“I am genuinely honored to have been selected to lead the law school at this time of great opportunity and change,” Broderick said. “ I am committed to maintaining and enhancing the law school’s national reputation for pioneering legal education, as exemplified by its Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program.”
Broderick comes to the University of New Hampshire with a strong reputation of his own. While serving on the Supreme Court he became known for re-examining the way the court system works. In addition, he helped ot establish New Hampshire’s “Access to Justice Commission” which aided programs that provide low cost legal services to low income citizens.
“UNH School of Law is fortunate to have a dean with Chief Justice Broderick’s energy, vision and strong leadership qualities,” Robert B. Fiske Jr., Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell and formed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said. “It has made a superb choice.”
Before reaching the Supreme Court, Broderick was a litigation attorney in Manchester, NH, and was a founding shareholder of Broderick & Dean Professional Association. He was also recognized by former President Bill Clinton when he was appointed to the Board of the Legal Services Corporation, where he served 10 years.
The UNH School of Law, previously known as Franklin Pierce Law Center, recently became affiliated with the University of New Hampshire. It has one of the largest full-time faculties in the field and the only academic intellectual property library in the nation. Broderick will officially join the law school on Jan. 1 and will be the active dean as of Jan. 28.
