Despite the NHPR headlines, there was no wrongdoing in Dianne Martin’s move between jobs in the state’s judicial branch, a preliminary review from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office (AGO) found.

A story by the left-leaning radio news outlet highlighting Martin’s receipt of a $50,000 payment between jobs raised eyebrows — and concerns — particularly during a tight budget year.

The eye-catching claim was that Martin, described by NHPR as an “ally” of Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald, “was laid off from state government for two days, then immediately rehired.”

According to the AGO’s findings, however, Martin lost her job as director of the Administrative Office of the Courts. on February 28, 2025, and wasn’t hired for her new gig as General Counsel for the Office of Bar Admissions u

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