A U.S. bankruptcy court / Established 1990

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine

Maine · The federal court for bankruptcy cases in this district. Judges are appointed by the First Circuit.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine is a United States bankruptcy court, the unit of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine that hears bankruptcy cases. Its judges are appointed by the First Circuit to renewable 14-year terms, rather than nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. This page lists every bankruptcy judge to serve on the court, current and former, with when they were appointed and whom they succeeded.

4
Judges in history
2
Currently serving
First Circuit
Appointing circuit
Current judges
Former judges
JudgeYears
Louis H Kornreich2001–2015
James B Haines jr1990–2014

How a bankruptcy judge gets here. Bankruptcy judges are appointed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to renewable 14-year terms, not nominated by the president or confirmed by the Senate. Each one is a judicial officer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Open any judge to see when they were appointed and the court they serve.

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).