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The constitutional basis of the office is Article IX, Section 11 of the Maine Constitution, and the holder of the position is chosen biennially by the Maine Legislature in joint session. [1] Maine is the only state to select its attorney general in such a manner; [ 2 ] in 2023 a group of state Republicans called for the Attorney General to be ...
William H. McLellan (November 26, 1832 – March 25, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 24th Attorney General of Maine for less than one year in 1879 out of the two-year term implemented by the Maine Constitution.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in the state of Maine's judicial system. It is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate. Between 1820 and 1839, justices served lifetime appointments with a mandatory retirement age of 70. Starting in 1839, justices have been appointed ...
The University of Maine School of Law (UMaine Law or Maine Law) is a public law school in Portland, Maine. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is Maine's only law school. It is also part of the University of Maine System. The school's current dean is Leigh Saufley, who assumed the post in 2020. Until 1972 the School of Law was ...
Number [2] Name [2] Start date [3] [2] End date Last election 1 1st Maine Legislature May 21, 1820 March 22, 1821 2 2nd Maine Legislature January 1822 September 1821 [4]: 3
Prior to becoming a judge, Stanfill worked as acting director of the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic and as a visiting professor of law for the University of Maine School of Law. [ 6 ] Stanfill was first nominated to the district court by Governor John Baldacci and she was renominated by Governor Paul LePage on February 7, 2014, [ 7 ] and sworn in ...
On March 30, 1820, shortly after Maine entered the Union, the District of Maine was assigned to the First Circuit and its internal circuit court jurisdiction was again repealed by 3 Stat. 554. [2] A second judgeship was authorized on October 20, 1978, by, 92 Stat. 1629 , and a third was authorized on December 1, 1990, by 104 Stat. 5089 .
The position of Chief Justice of the Maine Superior Court was authorized by the Maine Legislature, 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 ...