United States District Court for the District of Maine
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The United States District Court for the District of Maine, often referred to as just the District of Maine, is the United States district court for Maine. The District of Maine was one of the original thirteen district courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, even though Maine was not a separate state from Massachusetts until 1820. The court is headquartered in Portland, Maine and has a second courthouse in Bangor, Maine. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine represents the United States in criminal and civil litigation before the court. The current United States Attorney is Paula Silsby.
When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the First Circuit Court of Appeals based in Downtown Boston at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse. The associated bankruptcy court is the United States bankruptcy court, District of Maine.
History
The District of Maine was one of the original thirteen district courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789. A district court was created in each of the eleven states that had ratified the Constitution by September, 1789, as well as in Maine (then part of Massachusetts) and Kentucky (then still part of Virginia).
Judges of the court
The court only had one judge until an additional judgeship was authorized in 1978. A third judgeship was authorized in 1990.
Article III judges
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- Nominated by George H.W. Bush: David Hornby
- Nominated by Bill Clinton: George Singal
- Nominated by George W. Bush: John Woodcock
Senior judges
- Gene Carter, joined the court in 1983, assumed senior status January 2, 2003.
Magistrate judges
Previous judges
- David Sewall was the first District Court Judge for Maine, appointed by President Washington on September 26, 1789. He served through 1818.
- Albion Keith Parris, appointed in 1818, resigned in 1821.
- Ashur Ware, 1822-1866.
- Edward Fox, 1866-1881.
- Nathan Webb, 1882-1902.
- Clarence Hale, 1902-1922.
- John Andrew Peters, 1922-1947.
- John Clifford, 1947-1956.
- Edward Gignoux, 1957-
- George Mitchell, 1979-1979 (six months)
- Conrad Cyr, 1981-1989.
- Morton Brody, 1991-2000.
External link
- United States District Court for the District of Maine
- Judges of the District of Maine
- United States Attorney for the District of Maine
- Opinions of the District of Maine
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