Gary Hicks | |
Office: | Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court |
Term Start: | August 23, 2019 |
Term End: | March 4, 2021 |
Predecessor: | Robert J. Lynn |
Successor: | Gordon J. MacDonald |
Office1: | Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court |
Appointer1: | John Lynch |
Term Start1: | January 31, 2006 |
Term End1: | November 30, 2023 |
Predecessor1: | Joseph P. Nadeau |
Successor1: | Melissa Beth Countway |
Birth Place: | Colebrook, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Education: | Bucknell University (BA) Boston University (JD) |
Gary Ellis Hicks[1] (born November 30, 1953) is an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 2006 to 2023.[2] He was sworn in January 31, 2006.
Hicks obtained his degree in mathematics from Bucknell University in 1975.[3] He is a 1978 graduate of Boston University School of Law.[4]
Before being sworn in to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, Hicks worked for Wiggin & Nourie for 23 years.[5] He reached mandatory retirement age on November 30, 2023.[6]
He is the former chairman of the American Inns of Court Leadership Council, and the American Inns Nomination Committee. Hicks was presented with the 2021 Civil Justice Award by the New Hampshire Access to Justice Commission.