Gordon J. MacDonald (born November 27, 1961) is an American attorney who has served as the chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court since 2021.
In 2017, MacDonald was nominated to be attorney general of New Hampshire by newly elected governor Chris Sununu.
[6] On June 4, 2019, Governor Sununu nominated MacDonald to be Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, replacing Robert J. Lynn who faced mandatory retirement at age 70.
MacDonald denied the accusations, pointing to the support for his nomination from prominent Democrats including former Chief Justice John T.
[8] On January 22, 2021, after Republicans flipped the council in the 2020 elections, Sununu renominated MacDonald, and his nomination was confirmed by a 4–1 party-line vote.