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United States District Court for the District of Maine

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Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the
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A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
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When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as
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The District of Maine was one of the thirteen original districts created on September 24, 1789, by the
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in criminal and civil litigation before the court. As of October 8, 2021 the U.S. attorney is
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court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
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does not have a district court or federal territorial court; federal matters there go to the
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Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
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Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
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claims and claims against the U.S. government under the
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Appeals from the District of Maine are heard by the
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Portland
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Chief Judge
Lance E. Walker
U.S. Attorney
Darcie N. McElwee
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