Judge Daniel Swegart: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

New Hampshire Circuit Court,

Appointed By: Gov. Christopher T. Sununu

Biography

The Hon. Daniel Swegart is a judge for the New Hampshire Circuit Court. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Chris Sununu in 2021.


During his judicial tenure, Swegart received an assignment to preside over all Abuse and Neglect cases for Sullivan County in the 5th Circuit in 2017, as well as the Sullivan County Family Treatment Court, a grant-funded pilot program that was awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the United States Department of Justice to the state’s Judicial Branch in 2020.


Prior to his appointment, Swegart served as a clerk of court in Cheshire and Sullivan counties.


He received a bachelor’s degree from Saint Anselm College in 2007. Swegart then completed a J.D. at New England Law in 2011.


He began his legal career with the New Hampshire Public Defenders.