The Honorable Samantha D. Elliott

CONCORD — The office of Chief U.S. District Judge for New Hampshire Landya B. McCafferty announced Wednesday the swearing in of attorney Samantha D. Elliott, who succeeds Judge Paul Barbadoro as the newest U.S. District judge for New Hampshire.

Elliott, for 15 years a partner in, and 5 years president of, the Concord law firm Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, becomes the district’s 18th judge.

Barbadoro took senior status — akin to semi-retirement — in March, according to the announcement.

Elliott completed her undergraduate studies at Colgate University, cum laude, and received her law degree from Columbia Law School.

Her areas of practice included business and commercial disputes, employment and discrimination, product liability, property rights, and municipal defense in civil rights litigation.

Elliott’s professional accomplishments include being named to the 2021 Super Lawyer list for general

litigation, and to The Best Lawyers in America for appellate practice and commercial litigation.

Elliott served as a co-chair of the founding board of 603 Legal Aid, after serving in various capacities as a member of the boards of New Hampshire Legal Assistance and the Legal Advice and Referral Center. She also served as the lawyer representative on the New Hampshire Court Accreditation Commission and as a member of the Federal Court Advisory Committee.

McCafferty, the chief judge, expressed the court’s gratitude to President Biden and U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire for “selecting someone with the intellect, experience and character of Samantha Elliott to join our bench.

“We are confident that she will have a long and distinguished career in service to the country and the State of New Hampshire,” Mcafferty said, adding that “on a personal level, we are thrilled that she is now our lifelong colleague.”

Dean Shalhoup may be reached at 594-1256 or dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com.