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News & Announcements: January, 2022
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, 11/15/2022
MICHAEL J. PENDERS SELECTED AS CHIEF U.S. PROBATION AND PRETRIAL SERVICES OFFICER
The Judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine are pleased to announce that Michael J. Penders has been selected to serve as the District’s next...
Thu, 10/06/2022
United States District Court
District of Maine
IMPROVING PRO BONO REPRESENTATION
FOR
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
VIDEO RECORDING...
Tue, 10/04/2022
United States District Court
District of Maine
CHIEF JUDGE AWARD
On September 29, 2022, at the Court’s annual new law clerk orientation program, the District of Maine’s Chief Judge Award was presented to:
Jennifer P. Lyons, Career Law Clerk to...
Tue, 10/04/2022
United States District Court
District of Maine
IMPROVING PRO BONO REPRESENTATION
FOR
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Mon, 07/11/2022
The Court has adopted interim Local Rule 4, posted on the Local Rules web page. The Rule has been adopted on a pilot basis so the Court can evaluate the efficacy of using the State of Maine Judicial...
Wed, 04/20/2022
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE DISTRICT’S JURY PLAN
April 20, 2022
The Court proposes to amend its Plan for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors for Service in the District of Maine as...
Wed, 04/20/2022
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE COURT’S LOCAL RULES
April 20, 2022
The Court proposes to amend its Local Rules to adopt changes to the following Local Rules:
• Local Rule 16.3 – Management Track...
Tue, 03/15/2022
u.s. district court
district of maine
Retirement of U.S. Magistrate Judge John H. Rich III
March 15, 2022
The Honorable John H. Rich III will retire on April 1, 2022, after fourteen years of service as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the District of...
Mon, 02/14/2022
On February 14, 2022, the Court issued an amended General Order, GO 2021-2, extending the authorization to use videoconferencing and phone conferencing through May 30, 2022. See it ...