List of justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court

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The following tables list the terms of all Maine Supreme Judicial Court justices in their order of appointment to serve on the Court.

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Chief justices

#JudgeLifespanResidenceBegan serviceEnded serviceReason for
termination		Appointed byRe-appointed by
1 Prentiss Mellen 1764–1840 Portland July 1, 1820October 11, 1834mandatory retirement William King
2 Nathan Weston 1782–1872 Augusta October 22, 1834October 22, 1841term expired Robert P. Dunlap
3 Ezekiel Whitman 1776–1866 Portland December 10, 1841October 23, 1848resigned Edward Kent
4 Ether Shepley 1789–1877 Saco October 23, 1848October 22, 1855term expired John W. Dana
5 John S. Tenney 1793–1869 Norridgewock October 23, 1855October 23, 1862term expired Anson Morrill
6 John Appleton 1804–1891 Bangor October 24, 1862September 19, 1883term expired Israel Washburn Jr. Joshua Chamberlain
Seldon Connor
7 John A. Peters 1822–1904 Bangor September 20, 1883January 1, 1900resignation Frederick Robie Edwin C. Burleigh
Llewellyn Powers
8 Andrew P. Wiswell 1852–1906 Ellsworth January 2, 1900December 4, 1906death Llewellyn Powers
9 Lucilius A. Emery 1840–1920 Ellsworth December 14, 1906July 26, 1911resignation William T. Cobb
10 William Penn Whitehouse 1842–1922 Augusta July 26, 1911April 8, 1913resignation Frederick W. Plaisted
11 Albert R. Savage 1847–1917 Auburn April 9, 1913June 14, 1917death William T. Haines
12 Leslie C. Cornish 1854–1925 Augusta June 25, 1917March 1, 1925resignation Carl Milliken Percival Proctor Baxter
13 Scott Wilson 1870–1942 Portland March 1, 1925October 7, 1929elevation to the 1st Cir. Owen Brewster
14 Luere B. Deasy 1859–1940 Bar Harbor October 12, 1929February 7, 1930resignation William Tudor Gardiner
15 William Robinson Pattangall 1865–1942 Augusta February 7, 1930July 16, 1935resignation William Tudor Gardiner
16 Charles J. Dunn 1872–1939 Orono July 18, 1935November 10, 1939death Louis J. Brann
17 Charles P. Barnes 1869–1951 Houlton November 21, 1939July 31, 1940resignation Lewis O. Barrows
18 Guy H. Sturgis 1877–1951 Portland August 8, 1940March 8, 1949retirement Lewis O. Barrows Horace Hildreth
19 Harold H. Murchie 1888–1953 Calais March 8, 1949March 7, 1953death Frederick G. Payne
20 Edward F. Merrill 1883–1962 Skowhegan March 18, 1953April 7, 1954resignation Nathaniel M. Haskell
21 Raymond Fellows 1885–1957 Bangor April 7, 1954September 15, 1956resignation Burton M. Cross
22 Robert B. Williamson 1899–1976 Augusta October 4, 1956August 21, 1970resignation Edmund Muskie John H. Reed
23 Armand A. Dufresne 1909–1994 Lewiston September 3, 1970September 3, 1977term expired Kenneth M. Curtis
24 Vincent L. McKusick 1921–2014 Cape Elizabeth September 16, 1977February 28, 1992resignation James B. Longley Joseph E. Brennan
25 Daniel Wathen 1939– Augusta March 20, 1992October 4, 2001resignation John R. McKernan Jr. Angus King
26 Leigh Saufley 1954– Portland December 6, 2001April 14, 2020retirement Angus King John Baldacci
Paul LePage
27 Valerie Stanfill 1957/58– Wayne June 8, 2021–– Janet Mills –

Associate justices

#JudgeLifespanResidenceBegan serviceEnded serviceReason for
termination		Appointed byRe-appointed by
1 William Pitt Preble 1783–1857 Portland July 1, 1820June 18, 1828resignation William King
2 Nathan Weston 1782–1872 Augusta July 1, 1820October 22, 1834elevation to Chief Justice William King
3 Albion Parris 1788–1857 Portland June 25, 1828August 20, 1836resignation Enoch Lincoln
4 Nicholas Emery 1776–1861 Portland October 22, 1834October 21, 1841term expired Robert P. Dunlap
5 Ether Shepley 1789–1877 Saco September 23, 1836October 23, 1848elevation to Chief Justice Robert P. Dunlap Edward Kavanagh
6 John S. Tenney 1793–1869 Norridgewock October 23, 1841October 23, 1855elevation to Chief Justice Edward Kent John W. Dana
7 Samuel Wells 1801–1868 Portland September 28, 1847March 31, 1854resignation John W. Dana
8 Joseph Howard 1800–1877 Portland October 23, 1848October 22, 1855term expired John W. Dana
9 Richard D. Rice 1810–1882 Augusta May 11, 1852December 1, 1863resignation John Hubbard Lot M. Morrill
10 John Appleton 1804–1891 Bangor May 11, 1852October 24, 1862elevation to Chief Justice John Hubbard Lot M. Morrill
11 Joshua W. Hathaway 1797–1862 Bangor May 11, 1852May 10, 1859term expired John Hubbard
12 Jonas Cutting 1800–1876 Bangor April 20, 1854April 20, 1875term expired William G. Crosby Israel Washburn Jr.
Joshua Chamberlain
13 Seth May 1802–1881 Winthrop May 6, 1855May 7, 1862term expired Anson Morrill
14 Woodbury Davis 1818–1871 Portland October 10, 1855
February 25, 1857		April 11, 1856
December 12, 1865		removal by address
resignation		 Anson Morrill
Hannibal Hamlin
Samuel Cony
15 Daniel Goodenow 1793–1863 Alfred October 10, 1855October 10, 1862term expired Anson Morrill
16 Edward Kent 1802–1877 Bangor May 11, 1859May 11, 1873term expired Lot M. Morrill Samuel Cony
17 Charles W. Walton 1819–1900 Deering May 14, 1862May 14, 1897term expired Israel Washburn Jr. Joshua Chamberlain
Seldon Connor
Frederick Robie
Edwin C. Burleigh
18 Jonathan G. Dickerson 1811–1878 Belfast October 24, 1862September 1, 1878death Israel Washburn Jr. Joshua Chamberlain
Seldon Connor
19 Edward Fox 1815–1881 Portland October 24, 1862March 27, 1863resignation Israel Washburn Jr.
20 William G. Barrows 1821–1886 Brunswick March 27, 1863March 24, 1884term expired Abner Coburn Joshua Chamberlain
Seldon Connor
21 Charles Danforth 1815–1890 Gardiner January 5, 1864March 30, 1890death Samuel Cony Sidney Perham
Seldon Connor
Frederick Robie
22 Rufus P. Tapley 1823–1893 Saco December 21, 1865December 21, 1872term expired Samuel Cony
23 William Wirt Virgin 1823–1893 Portland December 26, 1872January 23, 1893death Sidney Perham Alonzo Garcelon
Frederick Robie
24 John A. Peters 1822–1904 Bangor May 20, 1873September 20, 1883elevation to Chief Justice Sidney Perham Seldon Connor
25 Artemus Libbey 1823–1894 Augusta April 24, 1875
January 11, 1883		April 23, 1882
March 15, 1894		term expired
death		 Nelson Dingley Jr.
Frederick Robie
Edwin C. Burleigh
26 Joseph W. Symonds 1840–1918 Portland October 16, 1878March 31, 1884resignation Seldon Connor
27 Lucilius A. Emery 1840–1920 Ellsworth October 5, 1883December 14, 1906elevation to Chief Justice Frederick Robie Edwin C. Burleigh
Llewellyn Powers
John Fremont Hill
28 Enoch Foster 1839–1913 Bethel March 24, 1884March 24, 1898term expired Frederick Robie Edwin C. Burleigh
29 Thomas H. Haskell 1842–1900 Portland March 31, 1884September 24, 1900death Frederick Robie Edwin C. Burleigh
Llewellyn Powers
30 William Penn Whitehouse 1842–1922 Augusta April 15, 1890July 26, 1911elevation to Chief Justice Edwin C. Burleigh Llewellyn Powers
John Fremont Hill
Frederick W. Plaisted
31 Andrew P. Wiswell 1852–1906 Ellsworth April 10, 1893January 2, 1900elevation to Chief Justice Henry B. Cleaves
32 Sewall C. Strout 1827–1914 Portland April 12, 1894April 12, 1908term expired Henry B. Cleaves John Fremont Hill
33 Albert R. Savage 1847–1913 Auburn May 15, 1897April 9, 1913elevation to Chief Justice Llewellyn Powers John Fremont Hill
Frederick W. Plaisted
34 William H. Fogler 1837–1902 Rockland March 25, 1898February 18, 1902death Llewellyn Powers
35 Frederick A. Powers 1855–1824 Houlton January 2, 1900March 31, 1907resignation Llewellyn Powers William T. Cobb
36 Henry C. Peabody 1838–1911 Portland November 29, 1900March 29, 1911death Llewellyn Powers William T. Cobb
37 Albert Spear 1852–1929 Gardiner March 1, 1902
June 25, 1917		March 1, 1916
June 25, 1923		term expired
term expired		 John Fremont Hill
Carl Milliken 		Bert M. Fernald
 
38 Charles F. Woodard 1848–1907 Bangor December 14, 1906June 17, 1907death William T. Cobb
39 Leslie C. Cornish 1854–1925 Augusta March 31, 1907June 25, 1917elevation to Chief Justice William T. Cobb William T. Haines
40 Arno W. King 1855–1918 Ellsworth June 28, 1907July 21, 1918death William T. Cobb William T. Haines
41 George E. Bird 1847–1926 Portland April 13, 1908August 29, 1918retirement William T. Cobb Oakley C. Curtis
42 George F. Haley 1856–1918 Biddeford April 12, 1911February 19, 1918death Frederick W. Plaisted
43 George M. Hanson 1856–1924 Calais July 26, 1911April 4, 1924death Frederick W. Plaisted Carl Milliken
44 Warren C. Philbrook 1857–1933 Waterville April 9, 1913November 29, 1928retirement William T. Haines Carl Milliken
Owen Brewster
45 John B. Madigan 1863–1918 Houlton March 1, 1916January 19, 1918death Oakley C. Curtis
46 Charles J. Dunn 1872–1939 Orono February 6, 1918July 18, 1935elevation to Chief Justice Carl Milliken Owen Brewster
William Tudor Gardiner
47 John A. Morrill 1855–1945 Auburn March 5, 1918May 31, 1926retirement Carl Milliken Owen Brewster
48 Scott Wilson 1870–1942 Portland August 17, 1918March 1, 1925elevation to Chief Justice Carl Milliken
49 Luere B. Deasy 1859–1940 Bar Harbor September 25, 1918October 12, 1929elevation to Chief Justice Carl Milliken Owen Brewster
50 Guy H. Sturgis 1877–1951 Portland August 13, 1923August 8, 1940elevation to Chief Justice Percival Proctor Baxter William Tudor Gardiner
Lewis O. Barrows
51 Charles P. Barnes 1869–1951 Houlton April 17, 1924November 21, 1939elevation to Chief Justice Percival Proctor Baxter William Tudor Gardiner
Lewis O. Barrows
52 Norman L. Bassett 1869–1931 Augusta March 26, 1925September 9, 1930resignation Owen Brewster
53 William Robinson Pattangall 1865–1942 Augusta July 2, 1926February 7, 1930elevation to Chief Justice Owen Brewster
54 Frank G. Farrington 1872–1933 Augusta November 16, 1928September 3, 1933death Owen Brewster
55 Sidney St. Felix Thaxter 1883–1958 Portland September 16, 1930February 28, 1954retirement William Tudor Gardiner Lewis O. Barrows
Sumner Sewall
Frederick G. Payne
56 James H. Hudson 1878–1947 Guilford November 20, 1933August 21, 1947death Louis J. Brann Lewis O. Barrows
57 Harry Manser 1874–1955 Auburn July 18, 1935March 20, 1946retirement Louis J. Brann Sumner Sewall
58 George H. Worster 1871–1965 Bangor December 21, 1939July 31, 1942resignation Lewis O. Barrows
59 Harold H. Murchie 1888–1953 Calais August 8, 1940March 3, 1949elevation to Chief Justice Lewis O. Barrows Horace Hildreth
60 Arthur Chapman 1873–1959 Portland November 4, 1942July 27, 1945retirement Sumner Sewall
61 Nathaniel Tompkins 1879–1949 Houlton July 27, 1945April 22, 1949death Horace Hildreth
62 Raymond Fellows 1885–1957 Bangor May 1, 1946April 7, 1954elevation to Chief Justice Horace Hildreth Burton M. Cross
63 Edward P. Murray 1876–1966 Bangor September 18, 1947April 6, 1948retirement Horace Hildreth
64 Edward F. Merrill 1883–1962 Skowhegan June 2, 1948March 18, 1953elevation to Chief Justice Horace Hildreth
65 William B. Nulty 1888–1953 Portland March 16, 1949September 11, 1953death Frederick G. Payne
66 Robert B. Williamson 1899–1976 Augusta May 5, 1949October 4, 1956elevation to Chief Justice Frederick G. Payne Edmund Muskie
67 Frank A. Tirrell 1893–1955 Camden March 18, 1953June 4, 1955death Burton M. Cross
68 Donald W. Webber 1906–1995 Auburn October 8, 1953July 31, 1973resignation Burton M. Cross John H. Reed
Kenneth M. Curtis
69 Albert Beliveau 1887–1971 Rumford March 3, 1954March 25, 1958resignation Burton M. Cross
70 Walter M. Tapley 1898–1971 Portland May 5, 1954June 30, 1969resignation Burton M. Cross John H. Reed
Kenneth M. Curtis
71 Percy T. Clarke 1885–1957 Ellsworth March 3, 1955June 15, 1956retirement Edmund Muskie
72 F. Harold Dubord 1891–1964 Waterville October 4, 1956December 10, 1962resignation Edmund Muskie
73 Francis W. Sullivan 1894–1967 Portland October 4, 1956July 10, 1965resignation Edmund Muskie John H. Reed
74 Cecil J. Siddall 1894–1986 Sanford May 7, 1958February 27, 1965resignation Edmund Muskie
75 Harold C. Marden 1900–1994 Waterville December 19, 1962November 15, 1970resignation John H. Reed Kenneth M. Curtis
76 Abraham M. Rudman 1896–1970 Bangor March 30, 1965December 14, 1966resignation John H. Reed
77 Armand A. Dufresne 1909–1994 Lewiston August 25, 1965September 3, 1970elevation to Chief Justice John H. Reed
78 Randolph Weatherbee 1907–1976 Bangor December 21, 1966May 20, 1976death John H. Reed Kenneth M. Curtis
79 Charles A. Pomeroy 1914–1993 Windham July 21, 1969January 1, 1980resignation Kenneth M. Curtis James B. Longley
80 Sidney W. Wernick 1913–1995 Portland September 30, 1970August 24, 1981retirement Kenneth M. Curtis James B. Longley
81 James Archibald 1912–2006 Houlton January 27, 1971January 1, 1980retirement Kenneth M. Curtis James B. Longley
82 Thomas E. Delahanty 1914–1985 Lewiston September 5, 1973August 31, 1983retirement Kenneth M. Curtis Joseph E. Brennan
83 Edward S. Godfrey 1913–2005 Portland September 1, 1976September 1, 1983term expired James B. Longley
84 David A. Nichols 1917–1997 Lincolnville May 24, 1977May 31, 1988resignation James B. Longley Joseph E. Brennan
85 Harry P. Glassman 1928–1981 Portland August 31, 1979May 15, 1981death Joseph E. Brennan
86 David G. Roberts 1928–1999 Bangor January 11, 1980August 31, 1998retirement Joseph E. Brennan John R. McKernan Jr. (x2)
87 Gene Carter 1935–2021 Bangor September 15, 1980July 5, 1983elevation to the D. Me. Joseph E. Brennan
88 Elmer H. Violette 1921–2000 Van Buren August 31, 1981August 1, 1986retirement Joseph E. Brennan
89 Daniel Wathen 1939– Augusta August 31, 1981March 20, 1992elevation to Chief Justice Joseph E. Brennan John R. McKernan Jr.
90 Caroline Duby Glassman 1922–2013 Portland August 30, 1983August 29, 1997term expired Joseph E. Brennan John R. McKernan Jr.
91 Louis Scolnik 1923– Lewiston September 7, 1983August 1, 1988resignation Joseph E. Brennan
92 Robert W. Clifford 1937– Lewiston August 1, 1986August 31, 2009retirement Joseph E. Brennan John R. McKernan Jr.
Angus King
John Baldacci
93 D. Brock Hornby 1944– Cape Elizabeth June 10, 1988May 7, 1990elevation to the D. Me. John R. McKernan Jr.
94 Samuel Collins 1923–2012 Rockland September 16, 1988April 15, 1994retirement John R. McKernan Jr.
95 Morton A. Brody 1933–2000 Waterville June 6, 1990August 8, 1991elevation to the D. Me. John R. McKernan Jr.
96 Paul L. Rudman 1935– Bangor June 5, 1992July 1, 2005resignation John R. McKernan Jr. Angus King
97 Howard H. Dana Jr. 1940– Cape Elizabeth March 4, 1993March 2, 2007term expired John R. McKernan Jr. Angus King
98 Kermit Lipez 1941– South Portland May 12, 1994June 30, 1998elevation to the 1st Cir. John R. McKernan Jr.
99 Leigh Saufley 1954– Portland October 20, 1997December 6, 2001elevation to Chief Justice Angus King
100 Donald G. Alexander 1942– Winthrop September 2, 1998January 31, 2020retirement Angus King John Baldacci
Paul LePage
101 Susan W. Calkins 1942– Portland September 2, 1998October 1, 2007resignation Angus King John Baldacci
102 Jon D. Levy 1954– Portland March 7, 2002May 5, 2014elevation to the D. Me. Angus King John Baldacci
103 Warren Silver 1948– Bangor July 29, 2005December 31, 2014resignation John Baldacci Paul LePage
104 Andrew Mead 1952– Bangor March 22, 2007present John Baldacci Paul LePage
Janet Mills
105 Ellen Gorman 1955– Falmouth October 1, 2007March 18, 2022retirement John Baldacci Paul LePage
106 Joseph Jabar 1946– Waterville September 1, 2009January 31, 2024resignation John Baldacci Paul LePage
107 Jeffrey Hjelm 1955– Camden August 1, 2014December 2019retirement Paul LePage
108 Thomas E. Humphrey 1945– Sanford June 9, 2015May 31, 2022retirement Paul LePage
109 Andrew M. Horton 1949– Falmouth February 4, 2020present Janet Mills
110 Catherine Connors 1959– Kennebunk February 4, 2020present Janet Mills
111 Rick E. Lawrence 1955/56– Portland May 4, 2022present Janet Mills
112 Wayne R. Douglas 1951/52–UnknownMarch 10, 2023present Janet Mills

Active retired justices

Retired justices who have been reappointed to enable them to continue to take part in Supreme Judicial Court proceedings.

JudgeLifespanResidenceBegan serviceEnded serviceReason for
termination		Appointed byRe-appointed by
George E. Bird 1847–1926 Portland October 23, 1923January 19, 1926death Percival Proctor Baxter
Albert Spear 1852–1929 Gardiner July 24, 1923January 31, 1929death Percival Proctor Baxter
John A. Morrill 1855–1945 Auburn June 4, 1926June 4, 1933term expired Owen Brewster
Warren C. Philbrook 1857–1933 Waterville November 29, 1928May 31, 1933death Owen Brewster
Arthur Chapman 1873–1959 Portland July 27, 1945August 8, 1952term expired Horace Hildreth
Harry Manser 1874–1955 Auburn March 30, 1946February 20, 1955death Horace Hildreth Burton M. Cross
Edward P. Murray 1876–1966 Bangor November 1948November 1962term expired Horace Hildreth Burton M. Cross
Guy H. Sturgis 1877–1951 Portland March 8, 1949January 18, 1951death Frederick G. Payne
Sidney St. Felix Thaxter 1883–1958 Portland March 3, 1954June 30, 1958death Burton M. Cross
Percy T. Clarke 1885–1957 Ellsworth June 19, 1956August 1957retirement Edmund Muskie
Armand A. Dufresne 1909–1994 Lewiston September 16, 1977March 16, 1985retirement James B. Longley Joseph E. Brennan
Thomas E. Delahanty 1914–1985 Lewiston August 31, 1979February 4, 1985death Joseph E. Brennan
James Archibald 1912–2006 Houlton October 24, 1981May 28, 2006death Joseph E. Brennan John R. McKernan Jr.
Angus King (x2)
Sidney W. Wernick 1913–1995 Portland July 11, 1984September 22, 1995death Joseph E. Brennan John R. McKernan Jr.
Elmer H. Violette 1921–2000 Van Buren August 1, 1986February 1, 1994retirement Joseph E. Brennan John R. McKernan Jr.
Samuel Collins 1923–2012 Rockland May 12, 1994March 22, 2012death John R. McKernan Jr. Angus King
John Baldacci
David G. Roberts 1928–1999 Bangor September 2, 1998January 26, 1999death Angus King
Robert W. Clifford 1937– Lewiston September 1, 2009present John Baldacci Paul LePage
Jeffrey Hjelm 1956– Camden January 6, 2020present Janet Mills
Thomas E. Humphrey 1945– Sanford June 2022present Janet Mills

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