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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.
Fri, 04/05/2024
PRESS RELEASE: JAMES S. NIXON TO BECOME FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE BOSTON (April 4, 2024) — Chief Judge David J. Barron of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit announced today that the Court has selected...
Fri, 03/08/2024
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
LAW DAY EVENTS – THIS IS JUSTICE!
April 10, 2024
&
April 11, 2024
The United States District Court for the District of Maine is celebrating Law Day with events in April. President Dwight D....
Thu, 01/25/2024
The Seminar for Legal Support Staff scheduled for January 26 in Portland has been RESCHEDULED to Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
Fri, 12/01/2023
Tue, 11/14/2023
A Citizenship Ceremony will take place on Friday, December 15, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the United States District Court located at 156 Federal Street, Portland, ME.
Cameras are allowed during the ceremony. Television crews should arrive for set-up by...
Wed, 11/08/2023
Thu, 10/19/2023
From Chief Judge Levy: Effect of a Lapse in Appropriations on Maine's Federal Court.- Click HERE
Fri, 09/29/2023
MIKE PENDERS CEREMONY
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
REMARKS
BY
THE HON. JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Viewed from 10,000 feet, the federal criminal justice system is complex, even Byzantine. From arrest through appeal, the system assigns...
Fri, 09/29/2023
United States District Court
District of Maine
STATEMENT REGARDING POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
September 29, 2023
If the government shuts down at midnight on September 30, 2023, the Federal Judiciary will not shut down. The Judiciary, including...
Wed, 09/20/2023
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
NATURALIZATION CEREMONY CELEBRATED
ON
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
On September 15, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Maine commemorated Constitution and Citizenship Day with a special...