Maine
Maine Supreme Judicial Court By The Numbers:
Justice
Vacancy
- 7 Total seats
- 1 Current vacancy
- 0 Prosecutors
- 0 Public Defenders (or other indigent defense experience)
- 0 Civil Rights Lawyers
How Members of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court are Selected:
Appointment, Legislative Confirmation
The governor appoints justices, who must then be confirmed by the Maine State Senate to seven-year terms. Appointments are informed, but not bound, by recommendations from the governor-appointed Judicial Nominations Advisory Committee. To remain on the court, justices must be reappointed by the governor and reconfirmed by the state senate.
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map; Office of the Maine Governor, EO 32 FY 20/21