Overview
- Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi took the bench Wednesday, participating in some cases while recusing from others, and she remains disqualified from matters involving the attorney general’s office.
- She pleaded no contest last week to one misdemeanor count of criminal solicitation tied to a private conversation with then-Gov. Chris Sununu.
- Under the plea agreement, a judge imposed a $1,200 fine and dismissed the original felony counts.
- A Supreme Court panel reinstated her license without restrictions; Attorney General John Formella said her conduct was unlawful and unethical and criticized her return.
- The Judicial Conduct Committee’s investigation is still pending, her husband Geno Marconi faces trial next month on witness-tampering and related charges, and court rules require her retirement at age 70 in February.