Charles
Douglas, III
Charles Gywnne "Chuck" Douglas, III (born December 2, 1942) is a
former U.S. Representative from New Hampshire and New Hampshire
Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Born in Abington,
Pennsylvania, Douglas attended schools in Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania. He graduated from William Penn Charter School,
Philadelphia, 1960. He attended Wesleyan University from 1960 to
1962, and received a B.A. from University of New Hampshire in 1965
and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1968. He served
as colonel with the New Hampshire Army National Guard, 1968 to 1991.
He was admitted to the bar in 1968 and commenced practice in
Manchester, New Hampshire from 1970 to 1974.
He was legal
counsel and legislative counsel to Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr. from
1973 to 1974. He served as associate justice, New Hampshire superior
court, from 1974 to 1976, as associate justice, New Hampshire
Supreme Court, from 1977 to 1983, and senior justice from 1983 to
1985.
Douglas was elected as a Republican to the 101st
Congress (January 3, 1989–January 3, 1991). He was an unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1990 to the 102nd Congress. He is a
resident of Concord, New Hampshire.
Douglas was married in
1991 to Caroline George, his law partner in Douglas & George. They
practiced law together from 1990 to 1996. In 1996, Douglas filed for
divorce. Their divorce case included "many months of often fierce
litigation, including multiple interlocutory petitions" to the New
Hampshire Supreme Court, and led to two decisions there, 143 N.H.
419 (1999) and 146 N.H. 205 (2001). Caroline repeatedly asserted
that there was a systemic bias against her by New Hampshire judges
because Douglas had been on the state Supreme Court. She appealed
the 2001 ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, which denied certiorari.
Douglas has authored: New Hampshire Practice and Procedure,
Family Law (1333 pages) 2002 New Hampshire Evidence Manual (464
Pages) 2001 (4th Edition)
Douglas practices law as the
managing partner of Douglas, Leonard & Garvey, P.C. in Concord.
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