OFFICE OF THE CLERK

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF MAINE

Edward T. Gignoux U.S. Courthouse

156 Federal Street, Room 102

Portland, Maine  04101

(207) 780-3356

Press Release

May 3, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Christa K. Berry: 780-3356

Investiture Ceremony for U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine will convene a special session of court for the investiture of U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen today at 3 p.m. at the United States District Court located at 156 Federal Street in Portland.

Chief Circuit Judge Sandra Lynch, Circuit Judge Kermit Lipez, Chief Judge John Woodcock, and Judge D. Brock Hornby will be on the bench during the ceremony.  Distinguished guests include Senator George J. Mitchell, Senator Olympia J. Snowe, Senator Susan M. Collins, Representative Michael H. Michaud and Representative Chellie M. Pingree. 

            Cameras and recording devices are allowed in the courtroom during the ceremony; however, live transmission (e.g. audio, video or blogging) will not be permitted.  The ceremony will commence promptly at 3:00 p.m.  Members of the media should arrive for set-up by 2:30 p.m.

DISTRICT OF MAINE

PRESS RELEASE

April 12, 2012

A Citizenship Ceremony will be held on Friday, April 13, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. before United States Magistrate Judge John H. Rich III of the United States District Court for the District of Maine, at the HUB Athletic Center Gymnasium on the campus of Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, Maine.  Fifty-five  applicants will take the oath as new United States citizens.

            Patriotic music will be provided by members of the SMCC Chorus and Pihcintu, Maine’s Multicultural Children’s Chorus.  Color of Community, a multicultural group of young men and women who speak of love and forgiveness to replace bias and prejudice, will perform the invocation.

            The South Portland Veterans of Foreign War Post 832 Honor Guard, Judge Rich and Color of Community will lead the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.

            Other distinguished guests include SMCC President Ronald Cantor; South Portland Mayor Patti Smith; South Portland City Councilor and former Mayor Rosemarie De Angelis; Richard Bastow, a representative of the Maine Chapter of the Mayflower Society, who will present each new citizen with a copy of the Mayflower Compact; Virginia Cooney and Deborah Jolly-Schofield, representatives of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Wordsworth Chapter, who will present each new citizen with an American flag.  The League of Women Voters of the Greater Portland Area will distribute voter registration cards at the conclusion of the ceremony.

            Cameras are allowed during the ceremony.  The ceremony will commence promptly at 10:00 a.m.  Television crews should arrive for set-up by 9:45 a.m.

DISTRICT OF MAINE

PRESS RELEASE

March 15, 2012

A Citizenship Ceremony will be held before United States District Judge George Z. Singal at the United States District Court for the District of Maine, 156 Federal Street in Portland on Friday, March 16, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.  Thirty-eight applicants will take the oath as new United States citizens.

            Patriotic music will be provided by members of the Lincoln Middle School Select Orchestra and Julianne Eberl, Music Director.

            The Portland Police Department Honor Guard will lead the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.

            Other distinguished guests include Richard Bastow, a representative of the Maine Chapter of the Mayflower Society, who will present each new citizen with a copy of the Mayflower Compact; and Ginny Cooney and Deborah Jolly-Schofield of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Wordsworth Chapter, who will present each new citizen with an American flag.  The League of Women Voters of the Greater Portland Area will distribute voter registration cards.

            Cameras are allowed in Courtroom #1 during the ceremony.  The ceremony will commence promptly at 10:00 a.m.  Television crews should arrive for set-up by 9:45 a.m.

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