MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

The 'Maine Supreme Judicial Court' is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate. Justices serve for seven year terms, with no limit on the number of terms that they may serve.
The Maine Court is one of the few state Supreme Courts in the United States authorized to issue advisory opinions. Such opinions are issued at the request of the Governor or Legislature, as set out in the Maine Constitution.

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Current justices

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Current justices

As of August 10, 2007, the justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court were:

Name	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Appointed By	Beginning of Service	Prior Positions
'Leigh Ingalls Saufley' (Chief Justice)	1954		Angus King	October 20, 1997
'Robert W. Clifford'	1937	Lewiston, Maine	Joseph E. Brennan	August 1, 1986
'Donald G. Alexander'			Angus King	September 2, 1998
'Susan W. Calkins'			Angus King	September 2, 1998
'Jon D. Levy'	1954	New York, New York	Angus King	March 7, 2002
'Warren M. Silver'	1948	Presque Isle, Maine	John E. Baldacci	July 29, 2005
'Andrew M. Mead'	1952		John E. Baldacci	April, 2007

See also

★ List of Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justices

★ State supreme court

★ Maine Constitution

External links

★ Maine Supreme Judicial Court official website

★ Maine Supreme Judicial Court Opinions