Maine Superior Court

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The Maine Superior Court is Maine’s trial court of general jurisdiction and is the only level of court where jury trials are available. The court is located in each of Maine’s sixteen counties (with two locations in Aroostook County). The Court consists of seventeen justices who all have statewide jurisdiction and travel to the different courthouses to hold court.[1] Justices are nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate and are appointed to seven-year terms.[2]

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[edit] Current justices

As of March 6, 2008, the justices of the Maine Superior Court were:

Name Date of Birth Birthplace Appointed By Confirmed Prior Positions
Thomas E. Humphrey (Chief Justice)[3][4] 1945 Angus King August 18, 1998
Carl O. Bradford[5] (active retired) 1932 Dallas, Texas, Texas Joseph E. Brennan 1981
G. Arthur Brennan
William S. Brodrick (active retired)
Roland A. Cole
Robert E. Crowley
Kevin M. Cuddy
Thomas E. Delahanty II 1945 Lewiston, Maine Joseph E. Brennan Androscoggin County District Attorney, United States District Attorney
Paul A. Fritzsche
Jeffrey L. Hjelm[6] Angus King August 18, 1998
Andrew M. Horton
E. Allen Hunter
Joseph M. Jabar
Donald H. Marden (active retired)
Nancy D. Mills[7] John R. McKernan 1993 Judge, Maine District Court
Michaela Murphy
John Nivison
S. Kirk Studstrup (active retired)
Thomas D. Warren
Joyce A. Wheeler

[edit] Former justices

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Name Date of Birth Birthplace Appointed By Confirmed Prior Positions
Ellen A. Gorman
Andrew M. Mead

[edit] External links

[edit] Reference List

  1. ^ Maine Judicial Branch :Superior Courts
  2. ^ Me. Const. art. V, § 8; Me. Const. art. VI, § 4
  3. ^ Hon. Thomas E. Humphrey - a Portland, Maine (ME) Lawyer
  4. ^ A. Jay Higgins, Senate OKs King's Appointees, Bangor Daily News, Aug. 19, 1998, available at 1998 WLNR 852504.
  5. ^ Hon. Carl O. Bradford. FindLaw Lawyer Directory. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  6. ^ A. Jay Higgins, Senate OKs King's Appointees, Bangor Daily News, Aug. 19, 1998, available at 1998 WLNR 852504.
  7. ^ Francis X. Quinn, McKernan Taps Dana for High Court Position, Mills, Murray Picked for Superior Court, Bangor Daily News, Jan. 7, 1993, available at 1993 WLNR 539755.
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