News and Announcements: State of Maine Judicial Branch
Comments are public documents and may be posted on the Courts website. Dated: January 9, 2025. Matthew Pollack Executive Clerk Maine Supreme Judicial Court 205 Newbury Street Room 139 Portland, Maine 04101 (207) 822-4146. Supporting documents. Proposed amendments. PDF version of this notice
Supreme Court: State of Maine Judicial Branch
Latest News. 12/31/2024: Law Court invites amicus briefs on appointment and authority of municipal park rangers. Amicus briefs due by January 27, 2025; 10/1/2024: Supreme Judicial Court to Hold Oral Arguments at Three Maine High Schools
News and Announcements: State of Maine Judicial Branch
11/10/2020: New dates announced for the launch of Maine eCourts; 11/3/2020: Supreme Judicial Court issues a revised Phased Management Plan, two Pandemic Management Orders, and a statement from Acting Chief Justice Mead; 10/8/2020: …
Complaint against Supreme Court justice, Maine
Mar 25, 2024 · Complaints against a Maine judge go to the Committee on Judicial Conduct, which reviews grievances and recommends discipline. The group is made up of three judges from probate, district or superior courts, who are appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court, and two lawyers and three members of the public recommended by the governor.
Ethics inquiry puts Maine Supreme Court in uncharted territory
Nov 3, 2024 · A recent ethics inquiry suggests this isn’t as simple as it sounds. Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine Connors is facing disciplinary proceedings, a first for a sitting Maine high court justice, because she did not recuse …
Maine judicial system improving but still not 'hale and hearty,' …
Feb 21, 2024 · Maine’s judicial system is in a better position than it was a year ago. But significant issues still remain. That’s what Maine Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill told the state Legislature and Gov. Janet Mills during a speech Wednesday outlining the state of …
Chief justice says case backlog and complexity is straining judicial ...
Mar 23, 2023 · Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Maine's top judge told lawmakers on Thursday that a court backlog, increasingly complicated cases and a lack of defense attorneys is putting a huge strain on the judicial branch.
Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice violated ethical code, …
Oct 24, 2024 · In a rare move, a judicial review committee is recommending that a Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice be sanctioned after she did not recuse herself from a major foreclosure case this...
Maine's supreme court declines to hear Trump ballot ... - CBS News
Jan 25, 2024 · In a unanimous decision, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court dismissed Bellows' appeal of the order requiring her to await the U.S. Supreme Court decision before withdrawing, modifying or...
Maine Judicial Branch: Supreme Judicial Court Notices
9/28/2023: Supreme Judicial Court to Hold Oral Arguments at Three Maine High Schools; 9/11/2023: Law Court invites amicus briefs on constitutionality of Maine's stalking statute as applied in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision
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