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News & Announcements
Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Tue, 12/31/2024
The Court will be closed on Thursday, January 9th in keeping with the President’s Executive Order in observance of a national day of mourning to honor former President Jimmy Carter.
Wed, 12/18/2024
We are aware that Maine residents are receiving an automated message or call from a person who is representing himself to be a state or local law enforcement officer, saying that they failed to appear for jury service at the Edward T. Gignoux...
Wed, 12/18/2024
The United States District Court for the District of Maine will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 and Wednesday December 25, 2024, in observance of the Christmas Holiday. CM/ECF is available for filing.
Wed, 12/04/2024
The United States District Court, District of Maine’s Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system will be unavailable to the bar and the public from 7:00 PM on Friday December 13, 2024 to approximately 7:00 PM on Sunday, December 15, 2024 for a...
Tue, 11/26/2024
The United States District Court for the District of Maine will be closed on Friday, November 29, 2024, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. CM/ECF is available for filing.
Mon, 11/25/2024
Due to a disruption at the national data center that supports the District of Maines servers the electronic case filing (ECF) system was down from approximately 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, November 24, 2024. All systems have been restored and...
Thu, 11/07/2024
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
***PRESS RELEASE***
November 7, 2024
MORTON A. BRODY DISTINGUISHED JUDICIAL SERVICE AWARD
The United States District Court for the District of Maine, in conjunction with Colby College, is honored to...
Wed, 11/06/2024
We have been informed that there have been nationwide reports of fake Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) sent to attorneys and law firms across the country.
Carefully look over any NEFs that you receive. The fake NEFs are phishing attempts to...
Tue, 11/05/2024
The United States District Court in the District of Maine is now accepting new applications for admission to the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the District of Maine. Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel attorneys are highly qualified, private...
Thu, 10/31/2024
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
GENERAL ORDER ESTABLISHING 2024 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Federal law establishes holidays for federal employees, on which days the offices of the United
States District Court for the District of Maine are...