Mills nominates six for judicial positions
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Six judicial nominations made by Gov. Janet Mills this week will go before the legislative Judiciary Committee and the full Senate for approval.
Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday nominated four candidates for seats on Maine’s District Court and two for Maine’s Superior Court. Three of the nominations are for new appointments and three are for reappointments.
All judicial appointments are for seven-year terms. The six nominee hearings are scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 17, before the state Legislature’s Judiciary Committee. Once that review is complete, and if the Senate confirms the nominees, Mills could be swearing in the candidates by mid-January, according to her communications office.
“These individuals are eminently qualified, highly experienced and well-respected,” Mills said in a news release. “They have demonstrated a fidelity to the law and a commitment to render justice faithfully and impartially. I am confident that their proven abilities will serve the people of Maine well from the bench.”
Maine District Court nominations
Susan Driscoll, of Biddeford, a private practice attorney, has been nominated for appointment. Driscoll has praciticed for more than 30 years, with deep experience in a wide range of civil litigation at all levels of state and federal court, according to the release. "Ms. Driscoll is widely respected by her peers, as exemplified by her previous service as president of both the Maine State and York County Bar Associations," the release said.
Jennifer Archer, Falmouth, was also nominated for appointment. Archer practiced general commercial and civil litigation for nearly 20 years, primarily in private practice in Portland and more recently in the Office of the Attorney General. She is a former adjunct professor at the University of Maine School of Law, and previously clerked for Donald G. Alexander on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, and for Robert Crowley, Thomas E. Humphrey and Nancy Mills on the Maine Superior Court.
Kevin Stitham, Dover-Foxcroft, was nominated for reappointment to a fourth term. Stitham was first sworn in on Sept. 2, 1998, and previously practiced law in Piscataquis County for more than 20 years.
John Lucy, Orono, was nominated for reappointment to a second term. Lucy has served on the Maine District Court since 2012, primarily in Bangor, and has presided over criminal, civil and juvenile proceedings, as well as the Family Recovery Court. Before he was sworn into the Maine District Court, Lucy spent more than 20 years as a trial attorney, with a statewide practice.
Maine Superior Court nominations
Valerie Stanfill, Wayne, was nominated for appointment. She has has served on the Maine District Court since 2007. She regularly sits on the Kennebec County Unified Criminal Court, where she has presided over criminal jury trials.
Thomas Warren, Brunswick, was nominated for appointment for a fourth term. Warren has served on the Maine Superior Court since 1998, where he has presided over civil and criminal cases throughout the state. He has also served as the Superior Court representative on the Civil Rules Advisory Committee and as a member of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.
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