Samantha D. Elliott was sworn in Wednesday as the 18th United States District Judge for the District of New Hampshire.
She will fill the seat vacated by Judge Paul Barbadoro, who took senior status on March 1, 2021.
Elliott was nominated in September to fill a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire by President Biden. At the time, New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan referred to Elliot as an “exceptionally qualified candidate” with a “passion for justice.”
“I am confident she will be a fair-minded, balanced, and intellectually curious judge with a deep commitment to justice, and she will serve Granite Staters with distinction on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire,” Hassan said.
Elliott completed her undergraduate studies at Colgate University, cum laude, and received her law degree from Columbia Law School.
From 2006 until 2021, Elliott was a partner at Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, P.C., where she served as the firm president from 2015 to 2020.
She also 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.
Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, Landya McCafferty, commented on Judge Elliott’s appointment and confirmation: “The court is grateful to the President and Senators Shaheen and Hassan 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. And, on a personal level, we are thrilled that she is now our lifelong colleague.”
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