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 | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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