Judge Sharon DeVries of Seabrook, NH; ethical dwarf, repeat offender

The state of New Hampshire provided Sharon N. DeVries with a law license in 1984 after she graduated from the Boston College School of Law.

The Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) found Sharon guilty of the following misconduct.

Sharee’s 1^st bite at the Judicial Misfit Apple Tree

In one matter, Sharee called Superior Court Judge Larry Smulker, in a case she was not involved in, to request that he reverse his decision to release a 

juvenile from a detention facility.

As a result of the improper contact, Judge Smulker changed his order as a result of the call, but later reported the inappropriate contact to the Judicial Conduct Committee.

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the cheerleaders for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Judicial Conduct Committee punished Sharee by gifting her with a complimentary reprimand.

Sharee’s 2^nd bite at the Judicial Misfit Apple Tree

• Questioned whether a defendant was stable enough to hold a security clearance and work for a defense contractor
• New Hampshire Department of Public Safety accused DeVries of a “consistent pattern of judicial misconduct” as a result of her actions in 12 cases in 2014 and 2015
• In five cases Sharee unilaterally rejected or altered plea deals that both the prosecutor and defendant had agreed upon
• Repeatedly made rude remarks to parties during court proceedings

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the cheerleaders for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Judicial Conduct Committee punished Sharee by gifting her with another  complimentary reprimand.

As we speak (ca. August 2018), Sharee continues to sit as a Hampton District Court judge in Seabrook, New Hampshire.