The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in the state of Maine's judicial system. It is composed of seven justices,who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate. Between 1820 and 1839,justices served lifetime appointments with a mandatory retirement age of 70. Starting in 1839,justices have been appointed for seven-year terms,with no limit on the number of terms that they may serve nor a mandatory retirement age.
The University of Maine School of Law is a public law school in Portland,Maine. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is Maine's only law school. It is also part of the University of Maine System. The school's current dean is Leigh Saufley,who assumed the post in 2020. Until 1972 the School of Law was located at 68 High Street,Portland. In 1972,the School of Law moved to the University of Maine School of Law Building,which is adjacent to the University of Southern Maine's Portland campus. In 2023,the Law School moved to 300 Fore Street,on the waterfront of downtown Portland.
Peter R. Pitegoff is Professor of Law Emeritus and former Dean of the University of Maine School of Law. The focus of his career has been in community-based economic development and legal education.
South Portland High School is a public high school located in South Portland,Maine,United States.
Vincent Lee McKusick was an American attorney and Chief Justice of Maine. At the time of his death McKusick worked at the firm Pierce Atwood in Portland,Maine,as of Counsel.
Cornelia Anne Clark was an American attorney and jurist who served as a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 2005 until her death in 2021.
The University of Oregon School of Law is a public law school in the U.S. state of Oregon. Housed in the Knight Law Center,it is Oregon's only state funded law school. The school,founded in 1884,is located on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene,on the corner of 15th and Agate streets,overlooking Hayward Field.
Thomas Edward Humphrey is an American lawyer and jurist. He served as an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 2015 to 2022. Hs is a former chief justice of the Maine Superior Court.
William Lowe Waller Jr. is an American judge who served on the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1998 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he was chief justice for his last decade in office. Waller was a candidate for the Republican nomination of Governor of Mississippi in the 2019 election,but was defeated by Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves.
Caroline Duby Glassman was an American attorney and former jurist in the state of Maine. A native of Oregon,she completed college and law school in that state before moving to Portland,Maine,where she practiced law with her husband Harry P. Glassman. In 1983,she became the first woman to serve on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Daniel Everett "Dan" Wathen is a Maine lawyer and politician. He was Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from March 1992 until October 2001,when he resigned to run for Governor of Maine as a Republican. At the time of his announcement,many pollsters and academics did not believe Wathen would factor into the 2002 gubernatorial election. He was replaced as Chief Justice by Leigh Saufley.
I. Joel Abromson was an American politician in Maine. Abromson was a Republican State Senator representing Falmouth,Long Island and part of Portland. Considered a liberal on social issues and a conservative on fiscal issues,he sponsored legislation to prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. When he died in January 2002,the Maine Lesbian Gay Political Alliance called Abromson a "champion and a true friend". His final day in the legislature was in December 2001,when he voted to confirm Leigh Saufley as the new Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Ellen A. Gorman is an American attorney and judge who served as a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 2007 to 2022.
Edward Settle Godfrey III,was the founding Dean of the University of Maine School of Law,and a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from September 1,1976 to September 1,1983.
Thomas Hawes Haskell,of Portland,Maine,was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from March 31,1884 to September 24,1900.
Scott Lewis Kafker is an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and the former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
The International Women's Forum (IWF),founded in 1974 as the Women's Forum of New York,is an invitation-only women's organization with some 7,800 members. Its mission is "to support the women leaders of today and tomorrow". The IWF hosts two conferences each year to address women's issues and it provides intensive leadership training programs for women. The Leadership Foundation,Inc.,a supporting organization,provides a Fellows Program and the Women Athletes Business Network (WABN) Program.
Valerie Stanfill is an American judge who serves as the chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. She is a former Associate Justice of the Maine Superior Court.
David Glendenning Roberts,of Portland,Maine,was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from January 11,1980,to August 31,1998.
