George John Mitchell

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, George John Mitchell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) Law Center in 1960. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born

1933 · age 93

Appointed by

Jimmy Carter, 1979

Confirmed

by voice vote

Education

Bowdoin College 1954 · Georgetown College (now Georgetown) Law Center 1960

Succeeded by

Conrad Keefe Cyr

Federal judicial service

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Judicial Record

In our data, Mitchell authored 1 published opinion for the court (1980). Most cited: Theriault v. Brennan (6 citations).

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Recent & notable rulings

Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed George John Mitchell?

President Jimmy Carter appointed George John Mitchell to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in 1979.

Was George John Mitchell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

George John Mitchell was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was George John Mitchell's confirmation vote?

George John Mitchell was confirmed by voice vote on October 4, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Which court was George John Mitchell on?

George John Mitchell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.

Appointed in 1979. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).