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9.3 Supernumerary judge
(a) a judge retires,
(b) the term of office of a judge approved to continue in offi ce
under section 9.23 expires, or
(c) the term of office of a judge approved to continue in offi ce
under section 9.24 expires,
that person may elect to become a supernumerary judge.
RSA 2000
(2) A judge who is retired from office under Part 6 of the
Judicature Act is not entitled to elect to become a supernumerary
judge.
(3) The Chief Justice may approve a person to continue in office as
a supernumerary judge if the person has made an election under
subsection (1).
(4) The term for which a judge may be approved to continue in
office as a supernumerary judge is 2 years, but the Chief Justice
may renew the appointment for further periods of 2 years.
(5) Section 9.22 does not apply to a supernumerary judge.
(5.1) If a judge is approved to continue in office under this section,
the Chief Justice shall notify the person designated by the Minister
of Justice no later than 20 days before the effective date of the
approval in the form approved by the Minister.
(6) Subject to Part 6 of the Judicature Act, no judge approved to
continue as a supernumerary judge under this section may be
removed from office before the expiry of that judge's term.
(7) A judge who, on the coming into force of this subsection, is
serving a term of office after having been appointed under
subsection (3), as it read at any time before the coming into force of
this subsection, is deemed, on the coming into force of this
subsection, to have been approved to continue in office for the
same term.
RSA 2000 c16(Supp) s6;2001 c24 s5;2005 c15 s4;2008 c32 s1;
2013 c10 s34;2017 c22 s42;2022 c20 s3;AR 75/2023