New Hampshire Supreme Court docket Justice discovered responsible of soliciting particular therapy from governor

A New Hampshire Supreme Court docket Justice was discovered responsible of soliciting particular therapy for her husband in a legal grand jury investigation from the then-governor, NH Legal professional Common John Formella introduced Tuesday.

“Justice Hantz Marconi was an Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court when she arranged for a private meeting with the Governor and then sought to obtain special treatment regarding an active criminal investigation involving her husband,” stated Formella. “That conduct was unlawful and unethical, and it undermines confidence in our criminal justice system.”

Affiliate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi entered a plea of no contest and was discovered responsible in Merrimack County Superior Court docket on one depend of Legal Solicitation of Misuse of Place, a category B misdemeanor, the AG stated.

In June 2024, Hantz Marconi organized for a gathering with Gov. Chris Sununu to debate a “personal matter,” the AG’s launch said. In the course of the assembly, she introduced up the continuing legal grand jury investigation into her husband, Geno Marconi, the director of the Division of Ports and Harbors on the Pease Growth Authority.

Although the character of the grand jury investigation has not been publicly revealed, Geno Marconi is going through felony fees of witness tampering and falsifying proof, together with 4 misdemeanor fees. He has entered a not responsible plea to the pending fees in Rockingham County Superior Court docket.

Justice Hantz Marconi reportedly mentioned the impact of the investigation on her “personally and as a member of the Supreme Court,” the AG stated. She additionally informed Sununu there was no “merit to the criminal investigation, it “needed to wrap up quickly,” and it was stopping her from sitting on essential circumstances.