Background
Hanna, Katherine Merritt was born on September 5, 1953 in Keene, New Hampshire, United States. Daughter of George R. and Shirley (Garfield) Hanna.
Hanna, Katherine Merritt was born on September 5, 1953 in Keene, New Hampshire, United States. Daughter of George R. and Shirley (Garfield) Hanna.
Mount Holyoke College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1975). Boston College Law School (Juris Doctor, 1979). Law Clerk to Chief Judge Shane Devine, United States.
District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 1979-1981.
Representative to New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1975-1977.
Worked at Sheehan Phinney Bass Green, Professional Association (Manchester, New Hampshire) specializing in Health Care, Hospital Law, Environmental Law, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, New Hampshire. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Shane Devine, United States.
District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 1979-1981. Member, New Hampshire Supreme Court Professional Conduct Committee, 1993-1994.
Representative to New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1975-1977. Legal Counsel, New Hampshire Democratic State Committee, 1983-1985.
Member: New Hampshire Bar Association (Committee on Cooperation with the Courts, 1984-1994.
Chair, 1990-1991).
Member, New Hampshire Supreme Court Professional Conduct Committee, 1993-1994. Representative to New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1975-1977. Legal Counsel, New Hampshire Democratic State Committee, 1983-1985.
Member: New Hampshire Bar Association (Committee on Cooperation with the Courts, 1984-1994.
Chair, 1990-1991).
Married R. Shep Melnick, January 24, 1981.