Howard H. Dana Jr.

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Howard H. Dana Jr. (born September 28, 1940), of Portland, Maine, was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from March 4, 1993, to March 2, 2007. [1]

Born in Portland, Maine, Dana graduated from Bowdoin College in 1962, and received JD and MPA degrees from Cornell University in 1966. [2] Dana then clerked for Judge Edward T. Gignoux of the United States District Court for the District of Maine in Portland before entering private practice, where he remained until 1993. [2]

On March 4, 1993, Governor John R. McKernan Jr. appointed Dana to a seat on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices". Maine State Legislature. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009". Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
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