“The career prosecutor was strongly opposed by gun rights groups.” “And the New Hampshire Bar Association had also questioned Conway’s fitness, writing to the governor and council earlier this month expressing reservations about her impartiality and fairness.”

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Conway's nomination was withdrawn as the council had been scheduled to vote on her confirmation to the court, and at least two of the five councilors said they were prepared to oppose the confirmation.

The New Hampshire Bar Association after a review earlier this month found her "qualified but with reservations about her legal knowledge outside of criminal law and with reservations about her impartiality and fairness."

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“In 2015, Rockingham County paid former prosecutor Jerome Blanchard $80,000 to settle a wrongful termination claim related to Conway’s decision to fire Blanchard the day she took office. Blanchard alleged Conway was retaliating against him for cooperating with state prosecutors in 2013, when they removed their former mutual boss, longtime County Attorney Jim Reams, from office.

County officials said at the time that Conway fired Blanchard for reporting that Conway’s husband, former Salem Police Sgt. Eric Lamb, had been removed from the state’s list of law enforcement with credibility concerns, the so-called Laurie List.

The state alleged that Reams removed Lamb’s name from the list. Reams said the removal was an error, and Lamb’s name was later restored to the list.”

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