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Maine State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of Maine Welcome to Maine on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Maine judicial system is laid out in the Maine Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, the Maine Superior Court, the Maine District Courts, the Family Division, the Drug Court, the Small Claims Court, the Maine Business and Consumer Court, the Maine Probate Courts. The federal court system is made up of the United States bankruptcy court, District of Maine, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine and is part of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Maine Maine Supreme Judicial Court Appellate None Trial Maine Superior Court Maine District Courts Maine Probate Courts Maine Drug Courts Maine Family Division Maine Small Claims Court Maine Business and Consumer Court State court projects involving Maine Maine Constitution Maine Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability Judicial interest organizations Maine counties There are 16 counties in Maine. Each county is served by a Probate Court.     To see a list of counties in Maine, please see - Maine counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Maine Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the District of Maine Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, District of Maine Federal court projects involving Maine Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Maine law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Maine judicial elections Judges in Maine are appointed by the Governor and must then be confirmed by the state Senate. The exceptions to this are the probate courts. Probate judges are elected in partisan elections. Selection Judicial selection in Maine Maine Supreme Court Maine Superior Court Maine District Courts Maine Probate Courts Method Gubernatorial appointment, Senate confirmation Term - 7 years Method Gubernatorial appointment, Senate confirmation Term - 7 years Method Gubernatorial appointment, Senate confirmation Method Partisan elections Term - 4 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. You can contribute to Judgepedia in a number of ways: you can register with Judgepedia and make edits you can email our Editor at editor@judgepedia.org to alert us to errors, share news or ask questions you can email a photo of a judge or courthouse to our Image Coordinator at submitphoto@judgepedia.org if you are a judge or judicial candidate, you can submit your bio to Judgepedia you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter you can donate to the Lucy Burns Institute Editing Judgepedia You can join the 2,050 users on Judgepedia! Becoming an editor on Judgepedia is easy. Visit registering with Judgepedia or send an email to newuser@judgepedia.org. If you are new to wikis, visit our index of help pages to access Judgepedia's help pages. Judgepedia staff In addition to our volunteer editors, Judgepedia has a group of paid staff members. You can learn about our staff members by looking through their bio pages. All links below will redirect you to our sister site, Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia focusing on United States' officials, candidates and ballot measures at all levels of government. ? Maine State executives Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Superintendent of Education Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner of Labor President of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature House of Representatives Senate Chief Examiner Voting and elections Congress State executive officials State legislature State ballot measures Local ballot measures Redistricting in Maine School district bond issues Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Maine Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements

Maine Pine Tree State Motto:   I direct/I lead Population:   1.33 million Area of state:   35,385 sq. mi. Admitted to U.S.:   1820 Contribute to Judgepedia Join In: Learn about Judgepedia Join the community Edit Judgepedia Articles You Can Improve: Maine stub Joshua Klein-Golden James E. Patterson Reporting Errors: Email the editor Add an error tag See projects in progress