It took some back-and-forth before Gordon J. MacDonald ’83 became the 37th chief justice of the N.H. Supreme Court. He was originally nominated in 2019, but Democrats in control rejected him. Subsequent Republican gains in the statehouse led to his confirmation in March.
Little-known district attorney Alexander P. Nelson, class of 1889, waged war against cross burning, mob violence and racial hatred in 1920s Los Angeles.
