Superior Court Justice Daniel St. Hilaire conducts a bench meeting with lawyers during the first day of the trial for Victor Malavet, 62, of Gilford at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Malavet is a former state employee charged in connection with the attorney general's probe of the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)