United States District Court for the District of Maine

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine is the U.S. district court for the state of Maine. The District of Maine was one of the original thirteen district courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, even though Maine was not a separate state from Massachusetts until 1820. The court is headquartered in Portland, Maine and has a second courthouse in Bangor, Maine. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine represents the United States in criminal and civil litigation before the court.

[edit] Current composition of the court

As of 2006, the judges on the court are:

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
15 Chief Judge George Z. Singal Portland, ME 1945 2000–present 2003–present Clinton
13 District Judge David Brock Hornby Portland, ME 1944 1990–present 1996-2003 G.H.W. Bush
16 District Judge John A. Woodcock Bangor, ME 1950 2003–present G.W. Bush
12 Senior District Judge Gene Carter Portland, ME 1935 1983-2003 1989-1996 2003-present Reagan

The current Magistrate Judges for the District of Maine are Magistrate Judge Cohen in Portland and Magistrate Judge Kravchuk in Bangor.

[edit] Pending nominations

  • There are currently no District vacancies.

[edit] List of former judges

# Judge State Born/Died Term of service Appointed by Reason for
termination
Active Chief Senior
1 David Sewell ME 1735–1825 1789-1818 (none) (none) Washington resignation
2 Albion Keith Parris ME 1788-1857 1818-1822 (none) (none) Monroe resignation
3 Ashur Ware ME 1782–1873 1822-1866 (none) (none) Monroe resignation
4 Edward Fox ME 1815–1881 1866-1881 (none) (none) A. Johnson death
5 Nathan Webb ME 1825–1902 1882-1902 (none) (none) Arthur retirement
6 Clarence Hale ME 1848-1934 1902-1922 (none) 1922-1934 T. Roosevelt death
7 John Andrew Peters ME 1864-1953 1921-1947 (none) 1947-1953 Harding retirement
8 John David Clifford, Jr. ME 1887-1956 1947-1956 (none) (none) Truman death
9 Edward Thaxter Gignoux ME 1916-1988 1957-1983 1978-1983 1983-1988 Eisenhower death
10 George J. Mitchell ME 1933-present 1979-1980 (none) (none) Carter appointment to United States Senate
11 Conrad Keefe Cyr ME 1931-present 1981-1989 1983-1989 (none) Reagan elevation to Circuit Court
14 Morton Aaron Brody ME 1933-2000 1991-2000 (none) (none) G.H.W. Bush death