Catherine Connors | |
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Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court | |
Assumed office February 4, 2020 | |
Appointed by | Janet Mills |
Preceded by | Jeffrey Hjelm |
Personal details | |
Born | East Orange,New Jersey,U.S. | January 26,1959
Education | Northwestern University (BA,JD) |
Catherine Connors (born January 26,1959) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Connors earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1984. [1]
Connors practiced at Pierce Atwood. [2] [3] Connors also filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of striking down the Defense of Marriage Act. [4]
On January 6,2020,Governor Janet Mills announced the nomination of Connors to the seat vacated by Jeffrey Hjelm. [2] On January 30,2020,her nomination was approved by the legislate judiciary committee by a 11–0 vote. [5] On February 4,2020,she was confirmed unanimously by the Maine Senate. [6]
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