United States District Court for the District of Maine

United States District Court for the District of Maine
(D. Me.)
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Appeals to First Circuit
Established March 30, 1820
Judges assigned 3
Chief judge Nancy Torresen
Official site
U.S. Courthouse in 1911

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine (in case citations, D. Me.) is the U.S. district court for the state of 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 Thomas E. Delahanty II.

Appeals from the District of Maine are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

History

The District of Maine was one of the thirteen original districts created on September 24, 1789, by the Judiciary Act of 1789, Stat. 73.[1] At the time, Maine was part of the state of Massachusetts. As with other jurisdictions of the time, the District of Maine was originally assigned a single judgeship.[1] Not being assigned to a judicial circuit, it was granted the same jurisdiction as the United States circuit court, except in appeals and writs of error, which were the jurisdiction of the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts.[1] The circuit court jurisdiction of the District of Maine was repealed on February 13, 1801 by 2 Stat. 89, and restored on March 8, 1802 by 2 Stat. 132.[1] On March 30, 1820, shortly after Maine entered the Union, the District of Maine was assigned to the First Circuit and its internal circuit court jurisdiction was again repealed by 3 Stat. 554.[1] A second judgeship was authorized on October 20, 1978, by, 92 Stat. 1629, and a third was authorized on December 1, 1990, by 104 Stat.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.[1]

Judges

Current composition of the court

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
17 Chief Judge Nancy Torresen Bangor 1959 2011–present 2015–present — Obama
16 District Judge John A. Woodcock Bangor 1950 2003–present 2009–2015 — G.W. Bush
18 District Judge Jon D. Levy Portland 1954 2014–present — — Obama
12 Senior Judge Gene Carter Portland 1935 1983–2003 1989–1996 2003–present Reagan
13 Senior Judge David Brock Hornby Portland 1944 1990–2010 1996–2003 2010–present G.H.W. Bush
15 Senior Judge George Z. Singal Portland 1945 2000–2013 2003–2009 2013–present Clinton

List of former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Age at appointment Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 David Sewell ME 1735–1825 1789–1818 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Washington, Washington resignation
2 Albion Keith Parris ME 1788–1857 1818–1822 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Monroe, Monroe resignation
3 Ashur Ware ME 1782–1873 1822–1866 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Monroe, Monroe resignation
4 Edward Fox ME 1815–1881 1866–1881 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Johnson, A.A. Johnson death
5 Nathan Webb ME 1825–1902 1882–1902 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Arthur, Arthur retirement
6 Clarence Hale ME 1848–1934 1902–1922 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1922–1934 Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt death
7 John Andrew Peters ME 1864–1953 1922–1947[2] — {{{age at appointment}}} 1947–1953 Harding, Harding retirement
8 John David Clifford, Jr. ME 1887–1956 1947–1956 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Truman, Truman death
9 Edward Thaxter Gignoux ME 1916–1988 1957–1983 1978–1983 {{{age at appointment}}} 1983–1988 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
10 George J. Mitchell ME 1933–present 1979–1980 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Carter, Carter resignation
11 Conrad Keefe Cyr ME 1931–present 1981–1989 1983–1989 {{{age at appointment}}} — Reagan, Reagan reappointment
14 Morton A. Brody ME 1933–2000 1991–2000 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Bush, G.H.W.G.H.W. Bush death

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on September 24, 1789 by 1 Stat. 73
Sewall 1789–1818
Parris 1818–1822
Ware 1822–1866
Fox 1866–1881
Webb 1882–1902
Hale 1902–1922
Peters 1922–1947
Clifford, Jr. 1947–1956
Gignoux 1957–1983
Carter 1983–2003
Woodcock, Jr. 2003–present
Seat 2
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Mitchell 1979–1980
Cyr 1981–1989
Hornby 1990–2010
Torresen 2011–present
Seat 3
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Brody 1991–2000
Singal 2000–2013
Levy 2014–present

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 U.S. District Court of Maine, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center (accessed July 5, 2009).
  2. ↑ District of Maine history

External links

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