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Maine Supreme Judicial Court

Augusta · A court of last resort in Maine.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine. Its justices are chosen by gubernatorial appointment. This page lists every justice to serve on the court, current and former, with when they joined the bench and whom they succeeded.

62
Justices in history
15
On record as serving
Appointment
Selection
7-yr
Term

Roster as of the CourtListener bulk-data snapshot (2026-03-31): recent departures and appointments may not be reflected, so it is shown as “on record,” not “currently serving.”

Justices on record

Former justices

JusticeYears
Susan W. Calkins1998–2007
Kermit Victor Lipez1994–1998
Howard H. Dana Jr.1993–2007
Paul L. Rudman1992–2005
Morton Aaron Brody1990–1991
Samuel W. Collins Jr.1988–1994
David Brock Hornby1988–1990
Caroline Duby Glassman1983–1997
Louis Scolnik1983–1988
Elmer H. Violette1981–1994
Daniel E. Wathen1981–2001
Gene Carter1980–1983
David Glendenning Roberts1980–1998
Harry P. Glassman1979–1981
Vincent L. McKusick1977–1992
David A. Nicholas1977–1988
David A. Nichols1977–1988
Edward S. Godfrey1976–1983
Thomas E. Delahanty1973–1979
James P. Archibald1971–1980
Suidney W. Wernick1970–1981
Charles A. Pomeroy1969–1980
Randolph A. Weatherbee1966–1976
Armand A. Dufresne Jr.1965–1985
Abraham M. Rudman1965–1966
Harold C. Marden1962–1970
Cecil J. Siddall1958–1965
Frederick Harold Dubord1956–1962
Francis W. Sullivan1956–1965
Percy T. Clarke1955–1956
Albert Beliveau1954–1958
Walter M. Tapley Jr.1954–1969
Frank A. Tirrell Jr.1953–1955
Donald W. Webber1953–1973
William B. Nulty1949–1953
Robert B. Williamson1949–1970
Edward F. Merrill1948–1954
Edward P. Murray1947–1962
Raymond Fellows1946–1956
Nathaniel Tompkins1945–1949
Arthur Chapman1942–1952
Harold H. Murchie1940–1953
George H. Worster1939–1942
Harry Manser1935–1946
James H. Hudson1933–1947
Sidney St. Felix Thaxter1930–1958
Guy H. Sturgis1923–1949

How a justice reaches this court. Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court are appointed by the governor to 7-year terms. The governor appoints with state Senate confirmation to renewable seven-year terms. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any justice to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project (bulk data); selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-03-31 (CourtListener bulk snapshot). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).