The Maine Superior Court is the trial court

Trial court

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 of general jurisdiction

General jurisdiction

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 in the Maine

Maine

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 state court system.

All state jury trial

Jury trial

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s are held in the Superior Court. The court is located in each of Maine's 16 counties (with two locations in Aroostook County

Aroostook County, Maine

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). The Court consists of 17 justice

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s who all have statewide jurisdiction

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 and travel to the different courthouse

Courthouse

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s to hold court. Justices are nominated by the Governor

Governor of Maine

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 and confirmed

Advice and consent

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 by the Maine Senate

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 and are appointed to seven-year terms.

Chief Justices of the Maine Superior Court

The position of Chief Justice of the Maine Superior Court was authorized by the Maine Legislature

Maine Legislature

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, P.L. 1983, c. 269, § 7, to be effective on January 1, 1984. The Chief Justice is designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to "serve at the pleasure and under the supervision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court and shall be responsible for the operation of the Superior Court." 4 MRSA §101-A.

Name	Home	Start of Term	End of Term	Notes
Robert W. Clifford Robert W. Clifford Robert W. Clifford is an American lawyer and a justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.He was appointed to the Maine Superior Court in 1979 by Joseph E. Brennan and appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on 1986-08-01.-References:...	Lewiston, Maine Lewiston, Maine Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...	January 1, 1984	August 1, 1986	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Morton A. Brody Morton A. Brody Morton Aaron Brody was an American judge. He served in the United States District Court for the District of Maine from 1991 to 2000....	Waterville, Maine Waterville, Maine Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The population was 15,722 at the 2010 census. Home to Colby College and Thomas College, Waterville is the regional commercial, medical and cultural center....	August 1, 1986	June 6, 1990	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Thomas E. Delahanty II Thomas E. Delahanty II -Early life and education:Delahanty is a graduate of Saint Michael's College in Vermont in 1967 and the University of Maine School of Law in 1970.-Career:...	Lewiston, Maine Lewiston, Maine Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...	June 6, 1990	June 6, 1995	5 year term expired
Roland A. Cole	Wells, Maine Wells, Maine Wells is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Founded in 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine. The population was 9,400 at the 2000 census. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination.-History:...	June 7, 1995	June 30, 1997	2 year term expired
Margaret J. Kravchuk	Bangor, Maine Bangor, Maine Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...	July 1, 1997	June 30, 1999	2 year term expired
Andrew A. Mead	Bangor, Maine Bangor, Maine Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...	July 1, 1999	June 30, 2001	2 year term expired
Nancy D. Mills	Cornville, Maine Cornville, Maine Cornville is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,208 at the 2000 census.-History:Settled in 1794, Cornville was incorporated on 24 February 1798 as the 116th town in Maine.-Geography:...	July 1, 2001	September 1, 2004	Resigned as Chief Justice
Thomas E. Humphrey Thomas E. Humphrey Thomas E. Humphrey is the Chief Justice of the Maine Superior Court.Humphrey graduated from Boston College in 1969 . He earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Boston College Law School in 1972. He was a member of Boston College Law Review from 1970 to 1972, serving as an editor from 1971 to...	Sanford, Maine Sanford, Maine Sanford is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,798 in the 2010 census, the highest of the York County towns, and the 8th largest in the state. Situated on the Mousam River, Sanford includes the village of Springvale...	September 1, 2004

Current justices

As of August 3, 2010, the justices of the Maine Superior Court were:

Name	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Appointed By	Start of Term	Notes
G. Arthur Brennan			Joseph E. Brennan	April 19, 1984
Paul A. Fritzsche			Joseph E. Brennan	July 31, 1986
Roland A. Cole			Joseph E. Brennan	September 25, 1986	Formerly on the Maine District Court; Served as Chief Justice of the Superior Court, June 7, 1995 - June 30, 1999
Nancy D. Mills			John R. McKernan, Jr. John R. McKernan, Jr. John Rettie "Jock" McKernan, Jr. is an American politician who served two terms as the 71st Governor of Maine, from 1987 to 1995....	February 18, 1993	Formerly on the Maine District Court; Served as Chief Justice of the Superior Court, July 1, 2001 - September 1, 2004
Robert E. Crowley			John R. McKernan, Jr. John R. McKernan, Jr. John Rettie "Jock" McKernan, Jr. is an American politician who served two terms as the 71st Governor of Maine, from 1987 to 1995....	June 14, 1993	Formerly on the Maine District Court; Retiring on August 31, 2010
Jeffrey L. Hjelm			Angus King Angus King Angus S. King, Jr. served two terms as the 72nd Governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003. Since 2004, King has been a distinguished lecturer at Bowdoin College teaching a course called "Leaders and Leadership"; in the fall of 2009, he also taught a similar course at Bates College...	September 2, 1998	Formerly on the Maine District Court
Thomas E. Humphrey Thomas E. Humphrey Thomas E. Humphrey is the Chief Justice of the Maine Superior Court.Humphrey graduated from Boston College in 1969 . He earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Boston College Law School in 1972. He was a member of Boston College Law Review from 1970 to 1972, serving as an editor from 1971 to...  (Chief Justice Chief Justice The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of... )	1945		Angus King Angus King Angus S. King, Jr. served two terms as the 72nd Governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003. Since 2004, King has been a distinguished lecturer at Bowdoin College teaching a course called "Leaders and Leadership"; in the fall of 2009, he also taught a similar course at Bates College...	September 2, 1998	Formerly on the Maine District Court; Appointed Chief Justice of the Superior Court, September 1, 2004
Thomas D. Warren			Angus King Angus King Angus S. King, Jr. served two terms as the 72nd Governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003. Since 2004, King has been a distinguished lecturer at Bowdoin College teaching a course called "Leaders and Leadership"; in the fall of 2009, he also taught a similar course at Bates College...	September 2, 1998
E. Allen Hunter			Angus King Angus King Angus S. King, Jr. served two terms as the 72nd Governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003. Since 2004, King has been a distinguished lecturer at Bowdoin College teaching a course called "Leaders and Leadership"; in the fall of 2009, he also taught a similar course at Bates College...	October 26, 2001
Joyce A. Wheeler			John Baldacci John Baldacci John Elias Baldacci is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Maine from 2003 until 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003....	June 16, 2005	Formerly on the Maine District Court
Andrew M. Horton			John Baldacci John Baldacci John Elias Baldacci is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Maine from 2003 until 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003....	January 30, 2007	Formerly on the Maine District Court
Kevin M. Cuddy			John Baldacci John Baldacci John Elias Baldacci is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Maine from 2003 until 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003....	April 24, 2007
M. Michaela Murphy			John Baldacci John Baldacci John Elias Baldacci is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Maine from 2003 until 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003....	October 1, 2007
John Nivison			John Baldacci John Baldacci John Elias Baldacci is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Maine from 2003 until 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003....	October 1, 2007	Formerly chief judge on the Maine District Court
William R. Anderson			John Baldacci John Baldacci John Elias Baldacci is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Maine from 2003 until 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003....	February 21, 2008	Formerly on the Maine District Court

Active-retired justices of the Maine Superior Court:

Name	Start Date of Active-Retired Status	Notes
William S. Brodrick	April 24, 1995
Carl O. Bradford	September 2, 1998
S. Kirk Studstrup	October 1, 2007
Donald H. Marden	March 3, 2008
Robert W. Clifford Robert W. Clifford Robert W. Clifford is an American lawyer and a justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.He was appointed to the Maine Superior Court in 1979 by Joseph E. Brennan and appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on 1986-08-01.-References:...	September 1, 2009	Retired from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate... , but is sitting in the Superior Court

Former justices

Name	Hometown	Home County	Start of Term	End of Term	Reason for Leaving
Charles W. Goddard		Cumberland Cumberland County, Maine Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 281,674. Its county seat is Portland, and is the most populous of the sixteen Maine counties, as well as the most affluent. Cumberland County has the deepest and second largest body of water in the...	February 28, 1871	November 4, 1871	Resigned
Marquis DeLafayette Lane		Cumberland	November 4, 1871	September 15, 1872	Died in office
Joseph W. Symonds	Portland, Maine Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...	Cumberland	September 28, 1872	October 16, 1878	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
William Penn Whitehouse	Augusta, Maine Augusta, Maine Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...	Kennebec Kennebec County, Maine Kennebec County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 122,151. Its county seat is Augusta. The center of population of Maine is located in Kennebec County, in the city of Augusta....	February 13, 1878	April 15, 1890	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Percival Bonney		Cumberland Cumberland County, Maine Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 281,674. Its county seat is Portland, and is the most populous of the sixteen Maine counties, as well as the most affluent. Cumberland County has the deepest and second largest body of water in the...	October 16, 1878	August 4, 1906	Died in office
William M. Robinson		Aroostook Aroostook County, Maine Aroostook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 71,870. In land area, it is the largest county in the state and the largest U.S. county east of the Mississippi River. Its seat is Houlton...	March 25, 1885	July 1, 1893	Aroostook County Superior Court was abolished on July 1, 1893
Oliver G. Hall		Kennebec	April 24, 1890	April 26, 1911	Retired
Levi Turner		Cumberland	September 21, 1906	February 19, 1911	Died in office
Joseph E.F. Connolly		Cumberland	March 2, 1911	March 2, 1918	Term expired
Lauren M. Sanborn		Cumberland	March 2, 1918	March 2, 1925	Term expired
Fred Emery Beane		Kennebec	April 26, 1911	May 14, 1924	Retired (active retired)
Henry W. Oakes		Androscoggin Androscoggin County, Maine Androscoggin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the county's population was 107,702. Its county seat is Auburn...	July 16, 1917	March 31, 1928	Retired (active retired)
Bertram L. Smith		Penobscot Penobscot County, Maine Penobscot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. For U.S. Census statistical purposes, it is part of the Bangor, Maine, New England County Metropolitan Area . As of 2010, the population was 153,923...	July 16, 1919	November 4, 1924	Died in office
William H. Fisher	Augusta, Maine Augusta, Maine Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...	Kennebec	May 21, 1924	August 31, 1940	Retired (active retired)
George H. Worster	Bangor, Maine Bangor, Maine Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...	Penobscot	November 25, 1924	December 21, 1939	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Arthur Chapman Arthur Chapman Arthur Chapman was an early twentieth century American poet and newspaper columnist. He wrote a sub-genre of American poetry known as Cowboy Poetry. His most famous poem was Out Where the West Begins.-External links:...	Portland, Maine Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...	Cumberland	March 12, 1925	November 4, 1942	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Harry Manser	Auburn, Maine Auburn, Maine Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 23,055 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan...	Androscoggin	April 1, 1928	July 18, 1935	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...

Statewide Superior Court established January 1, 1930; P.L. 1929, ch 141. The Superior Court, with a location in each county, became the general jurisdiction trial court, replacing the Maine Supreme Court justices who traveled from county to county to sit in trial terms (Nisi Prius) in those counties without their own Superior Court. The presiding justices from the Superior Courts in four counties (Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, and Penobscot) continued to serve on the statewide Superior Court. The Supreme Judicial Court was reduced from eight justices to six justices as a result of vacancies.

George L. Emery	Biddeford, Maine Biddeford, Maine Biddeford is a town in York County, Maine, United States. It is the largest town in the county, and is the sixth-largest in the state. It is the most southerly incorporated town in the state and the principal commercial center of York County. The population was 21,277 at the 2010 census...	York York County, Maine York County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, the population was 197,131. Its county seat is Alfred.Founded in 1636, it is the oldest county in Maine and one of the oldest in the United States....	January 1, 1930	October 2, 1944	Died in office
James H. Hudson	Guilford, Maine	Piscataquis Piscataquis County, Maine Piscataquis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 17,535, making it Maine's least-populous county. Its county seat is Dover-Foxcroft....	January 1, 1930	November 20, 1933	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Sidney St. F. Thaxter	Portland, Maine Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...	Cumberland	January 1, 1930	October 1, 1930	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Herbert T. Powers	Fort Fairfield, Maine Fort Fairfield, Maine Fort Fairfield is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,496 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 78.4 square miles , of which, 76.6 square miles of it is land and 1.7 square miles ...	Aroostook	October 1, 1930	July 1, 1941	Retired
Herbert E. Holmes	Lewiston, Maine Lewiston, Maine Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...	Androscoggin	November 20, 1933	May 6, 1935	Died in office
Edward P. Murray	Bangor, Maine Bangor, Maine Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...	Penobscot	July 18, 1935	September 18, 1947	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Albert Beliveau	Rumford, Maine	Oxford Oxford County, Maine Oxford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine with a population of 57,833 as of the 2010 U.S. census. Its county seat is Paris.Part of Oxford County is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, metropolitan New England City and Town Area while a different part of Oxford County is...	July 18, 1935	March 3, 1954	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Raymond B. Fellows	Bangor, Maine Bangor, Maine Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...	Penobscot	December 10, 1939	May 1, 1946	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Robert A. Cony	Augusta, Maine Augusta, Maine Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...	Kennebec	October 31, 1940	January 1, 1945	Died in office
Nathaniel Tompkins	Houlton, Maine Houlton, Maine Houlton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, on the United States – Canada border, located at . As of the 2010 census, the town population was 6,123. It is perhaps best known as being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95 and for being the birthplace of Samantha Smith...	Aroostook	October 9, 1941	August 23, 1945	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Arthur E. Sewall	York, Maine York, Maine York is a town in York County, Maine, United States at the southwest corner of the state. The population in the 2000 census was 12,854. Situated beside the Atlantic Ocean on the Gulf of Maine, York is a well-known summer resort. It is home to three 18-hole golf clubs, three sandy beaches, and...	York	December 17, 1942	March 3, 1953	Retired (active retired)
Earle L. Russell	Cape Elizabeth, Maine Cape Elizabeth, Maine Cape Elizabeth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The town is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area...	Cumberland	December 27, 1944	August 5, 1947	Died in office
Edward F. Merrill	Skowhegan, Maine Skowhegan, Maine Skowhegan is the county seat of Somerset County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 8,824. Every August, Skowhegan hosts the annual Skowhegan State Fair, the oldest continuous state fair in the United States...	Somerset Somerset County, Maine Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 52,228. Its county seat is Skowhegan.-History:...	February 1, 1945	June 2, 1948	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Robert B. Williamson	Augusta, Maine Augusta, Maine Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...	Kennebec	September 5, 1945	May 5, 1949	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Frank A. Tirrell, Jr.	Rockland, Maine Rockland, Maine Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,297. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is a popular tourist destination...	Knox Knox County, Maine Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 39,736. Its county seat is Rockland. The county is named for American Revolutionary War general and Secretary of War Henry Knox, who lived in the county from 1795 until his death in 1806. The county was...	May 15, 1946	March 18, 1953	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
William B. Nulty	Portland, Maine Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...	Cumberland	September 18, 1947	March 16, 1949	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Percy T. Clarke	Ellsworth, Maine Ellsworth, Maine Ellsworth is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Maine, United States. The 2010 Census determined it had a population of 7,741. Ellsworth was Maine's fastest growing city from 2000-2010 with a growth rate of nearly 20 percent...	Hancock Hancock County, Maine Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 54,418. Its county seat is Ellsworth. It was incorporated on June 25, 1789...	October 1, 1947	June 29, 1955	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Donald W. Webber	Auburn, Maine Auburn, Maine Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 23,055 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan...	Androscoggin	September 1, 1948	October 8, 1953	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Francis W. Sullivan	Cape Elizabeth, Maine Cape Elizabeth, Maine Cape Elizabeth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The town is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area...	Cumberland	April 5, 1949	October 4, 1956	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Granville C. Gray	Presque Isle, Maine Presque Isle, Maine Presque Isle is the commercial center and largest city in the sparsely populated Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,692 at the 2010 census...	Aroostook	May 18, 1949	September 2, 1956	Died in office
Harold C. Marden	Waterville, Maine Waterville, Maine Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The population was 15,722 at the 2010 census. Home to Colby College and Thomas College, Waterville is the regional commercial, medical and cultural center....	Kennebec	March 3, 1953	December 19, 1962	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Randolph A. Weatherbee	Hampden, Maine	Penobscot	March 25, 1953	December 21, 1966	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Cecil J. Siddall	Sanford, Maine Sanford, Maine Sanford is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,798 in the 2010 census, the highest of the York County towns, and the 8th largest in the state. Situated on the Mousam River, Sanford includes the village of Springvale...	York	August 19, 1953	May 7, 1958	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Leonard F. Williams	Auburn, Maine Auburn, Maine Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 23,055 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan...	Androscoggin	November 4, 1953	March 30, 1964	Died in office
Walter M. Tapley, Jr.	Portland, Maine Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...	Cumberland	March 3, 1954	May 5, 1954	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Abraham M. Rudman	Bangor, Maine Bangor, Maine Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...	Penobscot	June 9, 1954	May 30, 1965	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
F. Harold Dubord	Waterville, Maine Waterville, Maine Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The population was 15,722 at the 2010 census. Home to Colby College and Thomas College, Waterville is the regional commercial, medical and cultural center....	Kennebec	June 29, 1955	October 4, 1956	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Charles A. Pomeroy	Portland, Maine Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...	Cumberland	October 4, 1956	July 2, 1969	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
James P. Archibald	Houlton, Maine Houlton, Maine Houlton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, on the United States – Canada border, located at . As of the 2010 census, the town population was 6,123. It is perhaps best known as being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95 and for being the birthplace of Samantha Smith...	Aroostook	October 4, 1956	January 27, 1971	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Armand A. Dufresne, Jr.	Lewiston, Maine Lewiston, Maine Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...	Androscoggin	October 4, 1956	August 24, 1965	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
John P. Carey	Bath, Maine Bath, Maine Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,266. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc County. Located on the Kennebec River, Bath is a port of entry with a good harbor. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its...	Sagadahoc Sagadahoc County, Maine Sagadahoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 35,293. Its county seat is Bath. In total area, it is the smallest county in Maine....	May 7, 1958	December 10, 1958	Resigned
Thomas E. Delahanty Thomas E. Delahanty Thomas E. Delahanty was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He was appointed to the position on September 5, 1973 and later served as active retired from August 31, 1979 until his death....	Lewiston, Maine Lewiston, Maine Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...	Androscoggin	December 31, 1958	September 5, 1973	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
William S. Silsby	Aurora, Maine Aurora, Maine Aurora is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The town was named for the goddess of dawn. The population was 121 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...	Hancock	December 20, 1961	August 2, 1972	Retired
James L. Reid	Augusta, Maine Augusta, Maine Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...	Kennebec	December 28, 1962	September 1, 1975	Retired (active retired)
Harold J. Rubin	Bath, Maine Bath, Maine Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,266. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc County. Located on the Kennebec River, Bath is a port of entry with a good harbor. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its...	Sagadahoc	May 20, 1964	January 15, 1979	Retired
Alton A. Lessard	Lewiston, Maine Lewiston, Maine Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...	Androscoggin	August 24, 1965	August 2, 1974	Retired (medical disability)
Lincoln Spencer	Kennebunkport, Maine Kennebunkport, Maine Kennebunkport is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,720 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan statistical area....	York	August 24, 1965	September 1, 1977	Retired
Albert Knudsen	Portland, Maine Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...	Cumberland	May 4, 1966	December 31, 1973	Retired
Robert W. Clifford Robert W. Clifford Robert W. Clifford is an American lawyer and a justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.He was appointed to the Maine Superior Court in 1979 by Joseph E. Brennan and appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on 1986-08-01.-References:...	Lewiston, Maine Lewiston, Maine Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...	Androscoggin	June 8, 1979	August 1, 1986	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Thomas E. Delahanty II Thomas E. Delahanty II -Early life and education:Delahanty is a graduate of Saint Michael's College in Vermont in 1967 and the University of Maine School of Law in 1970.-Career:...	Lewiston, Maine Lewiston, Maine Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...	Androscoggin	November 4, 1983	June 30, 2010	Appointed as United States Attorney for the District of Maine
Andrew M. Mead	Bangor, Maine Bangor, Maine Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...	Penobscot	May 28, 1992	April, 2007	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Ellen A. Gorman	Durham, Maine Durham, Maine Durham is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,419 at the 2000 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.-Geography:According to the United...	Androscoggin	March 30, 2000	October 1, 2007	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...
Joseph A. Jabar	Waterville, Maine Waterville, Maine Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The population was 15,722 at the 2010 census. Home to Colby College and Thomas College, Waterville is the regional commercial, medical and cultural center....	Kennebec	October 26, 2001	September 1, 2009	Appointed to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate...

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