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Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Legal resources in Portsmouth.

Portsmouth is New Hampshire's principal seacoast city and a regional hub for the Rockingham County legal market. While Rockingham County civil and criminal matters proceed primarily through the Rockingham Superior Court in Brentwood, Portsmouth hosts Portsmouth Circuit Court (District Division) for misdemeanors and smaller civil matters, along with a substantial private bar. Portsmouth's economy combines technology, healthcare (Portsmouth Regional), shipbuilding (Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, located across the river in Kittery, Maine), tourism, and maritime commerce.

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Portsmouth is in Rockingham County. Visit the county page for courthouse information and local legal aid resources.