Patrick E. Donovan

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Patrick E. Donovan
Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
Assumed office
May 8, 2018
Appointed byChris Sununu
Personal details
BornBaltimore, Maryland
EducationDartmouth College (A.B.)
Boston College Law School (J.D.)

Patrick E. Donovan is an American lawyer and an Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

Education

Donovan received his Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College in 1986. He received his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1990, where he served as Articles Editor for the Boston College Environmental Law Review.[1]

Legal career

After graduating from law school he served as a clerk for New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice W. Stephen Thayer III. He went on to spend four years as an associate with Goodwin Procter in Boston, where he focused on environmental litigation, before moving to the New Hampshire Department of Justice in 1994. Prior to opening his own firm, he served as legal counsel to the New Hampshire House of Representatives and as an Assistant Attorney General and Senior Assistant Attorney General at the New Hampshire Department of Justice. He was the sole practitioner at his law firm Patrick E. Donovan, PLLC, which he opened in 2008.[2]

Service on New Hampshire Supreme Court

On March 21, 2018, Governor Chris Sununu nominated Donovan to serve on the New Hampshire Supreme Court.[2] He was unanimously confirmed by the Executive Council.[3] He was sworn into office on May 8, 2018.[3][4]

Personal life

Patrick was born in Baltimore, Maryland, then moved to Salem, New Hampshire, at age 12. He and his wife have four children.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Patrick E. Donovan Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  2. ^ a b "Governor Chris Sununu to Nominate Patrick E. Donovan as Next Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court". www.governor.nh.gov. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  3. ^ a b c "New Hampshire Judicial Branch - Supreme Court - Associate Justice Patrick E. Donovan". www.courts.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  4. ^ Bookman, Todd (2018-05-08). "Donovan Sworn In As N.H. Supreme Court Justice". Retrieved 2018-07-22.


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