John T. Broderick Jr. (born 1947) is a former Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He served as Associate Justice of the court from 1995 to 2004 and as its Chief Justice from 2004 to 2010. Broderick holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross. Broderick also served as Dean and President of the University of New Hampshire School of Law until May 2015.
Board of Directors, National Legal Services Corporation, 1993–presentPresident, New Hampshire Bar Association, 1990–1991American College of Trial Lawyers AssociationDean, University of New Hampshire School of Law, 2011 – 2014Chief Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court, 2004 – 2010Associate Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1995 – 2004Adjunct Professor, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, 2000 - 2010Broderick & Dean, Professional Association, 1989 – 1995 (Formerly Merrill & Broderick, Professional Association)Devine, Millimet, Stahl & Branch, 1972 – 1989 (Chair Litigation Department)Honors and Professional Recognition
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1989 – presentBest Lawyers in America, 1987 – 19952014 Perkins Bass Fellow, Rockefeller Center, Dartmouth CollegeFellow, American Bar FoundationLifetime Achievement Award, NH Business & Industry Association, 2010Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 1985 – 1991)Honorary Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation, 2003Recipient, 2002 Justice William A. Grimes Award for Judicial Professionalism, NH Bar Association, (June 2002 and 2010)Recipient, L. Jonathan Ross Award for Outstanding Commitment to Legal Services for the Poor, NH Bar Association, February 2007Member, American Law Institute, 2007 – presentRecipient, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System’s Third Annual TransparentCourthouse® Award (prior recipients were Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Chief Justice Christine Durham, Supreme Court of Utah)Distinguished Citizen of the Year, Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of New Hampshire2011 President’s Award for Distinguished Public Service, presented by the N.H. Bar Association2015 The Inaugural John Tobin Access to Justice Award, 2016Governor’s Commission on Disability Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016