According to new rules, ethics complaints against members of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court instead will be heard by a panel of lower court judges.
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Gov. Janet Mills swears in 4 new judges, including state supreme court associate justice
Julia Lipez is now an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Maine’s chief justice says courts are overwhelmed and underfunded
Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill’s annual State of the Judiciary address focused on decreasing public trust in state courts and the system’s financial woes.
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Maine’s highest court proposes barring justices from disciplining peers
If adopted, Superior and District Court judges would handle complaints against Supreme Judicial Court justices.
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Maine high court justice argues she did not act wrongly
Justice Catherine Connors said her peers on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, not a panel of other judges, should decide whether to sanction her.
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Public reprimand sought for Maine high court justice who didn’t recuse herself
The Committee on Judicial Conduct is also recommending a new group of judges be brought in to decide whether to sanction Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine Connors, rather than a panel of her fellow justices.
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Maine high court justice could be first in state to be sanctioned
Justice Catherine Connors, who participated in foreclosure cases despite having conflicts of interest, will keep her seat regardless of whether she is disciplined.
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Hancock County probate court finds temporary help after judge suspended
After probate Judge William Blaisdell was suspended by Maine’s highest court for four months, the registrar of probate arranged for elected judges from other counties to fill in on weekly hearings.
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Maine high court considers disciplining Ellsworth probate judge who didn’t pay taxes, child support
William Blaisdell is an elected probate judge in Hancock County and a private lawyer who was recently handling court-appointed cases.
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Maine’s public defender crisis devolves into a blame game
A judge lowered an Auburn man’s bail because she couldn’t find an attorney to represent him for weeks. The deadly violence and fire that followed his release has led to recriminations.