New Hampshire State Medical Board

Description

Robert Nolan grips the gavel as chairman of the New Hampshire State Medical Board, orchestrating Abbey Bartlet's license hearing where his rumored recusal as swing vote ignites crisis. Whispers from the Manchester Union Leader propel Leo's clandestine probe, thrusting this state regulatory fortress into White House crosshairs—enforcing physician ethics, probing breaches, and wielding license suspension like a guillotine over the First Lady's career in midnight shadows of power.

Affiliated Characters

Nolan

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

3 events

S3E15 · Dead Irish Writers

Leo Tasks C.J. with Discreet Nolan Recusal Probe Amid Abbey's Birthday Shadow

Looms as the crisis epicenter through chairman Nolan's rumored swing-vote recusal in Abbey's license hearing, galvanizing Leo's assignment to C.J. and foreshadowing suspension peril in the administration's proactive containment strategy.

Active Representation

Through leadership figure Robert Nolan's anticipated ethical maneuver.

Power Dynamics

Exerts independent regulatory authority threatening First Lady's professional fate.

Institutional Impact

Highlights tensions between state oversight and presidential family privileges.

Internal Dynamics

Potential swing-vote dynamics straining member alignments.

Organizational Goals

Enforce impartiality via recusals Adjudicate physician ethics rigorously

Influence Mechanisms

Board hearing protocols Swing vote leverage in decisions

S3E15 · Dead Irish Writers

Leo Tasks C.J. on Nolan Recusal; Sam and Leo Spar Over Supercollider and Abbey Intervention

The New Hampshire State Medical Board looms as the crisis epicenter, with chairman Nolan's rumored recusal as swing vote in Abbey's hearing driving Leo's secretive probe directive to C.J., framing the board's ethical protocols as a guillotine over her license amid White House scramble.

Active Representation

Through referenced chairman and institutional hearing process

Power Dynamics

Wields regulatory authority threatening First Lady's career, prompting White House circumvention attempts

Institutional Impact

Exposes tensions between state oversight and presidential family privileges

Internal Dynamics

Potential recusals testing board impartiality

Organizational Goals

Uphold physician ethics via impartial hearings Enforce license standards without favoritism

Influence Mechanisms

Recusal protocols for conflicts Swing vote leverage in decisions

S3E15 · Dead Irish Writers

Bartlet Processes Nolan's Recusal with CJ and Leo's Banter Amid Crises

Nolan's role as president frames the board's evenly split vote on Abbey's license, his personal-ties recusal—leaked externally—tipping scales to suspension, thrusting state regulatory ethics into Bartlet's intimate crisis nexus.

Active Representation

Through president's predicted recusal action and voting sway

Power Dynamics

Institutional arbiter wielding license guillotine over First Lady

Institutional Impact

Highlights tensions between personal history and regulatory duty

Internal Dynamics

Even division vulnerable to single recusals

Organizational Goals

Enforce physician ethical standards Maintain procedural impartiality via recusals

Influence Mechanisms

Swing-vote decisiveness Recusal protocols under public glare