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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.
Wed, 04/23/2025
BOSTON (April 23, 2025) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is accepting applications to serve on the court's Criminal Justice Act ("CJA") Panel including: (1) applications from attorneys not currently on the panel; and (2)...
Tue, 04/01/2025
Following a multi-year review of the Court’s Local Rules by its Local Rules Advisory Committee, the Court has approved and posted the updated version of the Local Rules for the District...
Wed, 03/12/2025
United States District Court
District of Maine
STATEMENT BY CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE LANCE E. WALKER
MARCH 12, 2025
In the matter of Laurel D. Libby, et al. v. Ryan M. Fecteau, et al., No. 1:25-cv-83 (D. Me.), all of the Judges of the United...
Thu, 01/23/2025
NOTICE: We have been informed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts that some CM/ECF Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) were not received by the intended recipients. This is a national issue that began on Monday, January 20 and...
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, 12/04/2024
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...
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...