NH judge accused of trying to meddle in probe of her husband returns to the bench

When a seven-count indictment against a New Hampshire Supreme Court justice was announced last fall, the news rocketed across the state.

The justice, Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi, was accused of asking one of New Hampshire’s best-known politicians — former Gov. Chris Sununu — to interfere in a criminal case against her husband.

The dual criminal cases threatened to derail the careers of both Hantz Marconi and her husband, Geno Marconi, the longtime head of the state’s Division of Ports and Harbors. But only one member of the family has emerged with her job firmly intact.

Hantz Marconi, 69, is scheduled to return to the bench Wednesday, a move that surprised the prosecutors who brought the case.

“That’s not a decision we expected,” said state Attorney General John Formella, adding that he