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Maine Supreme Judicial Court Chief and Associate Justices, 1820-

Chief Justices       Associate Justices

The number on the left indicates order of appointment to serve on the Court. Each individual is counted only one time. Appointees numbers 1, 8 and 87 served only as Chief Justice. Appointees designated with an asterisk (*) are currently sitting on the Supreme Judicial Court.
Abbreviations:
Apptd. = Appointed
C.J. = Chief Justice
Reapptd. = Reappointed
Res. = Resigned
Ret. = Retired

Chief Justices
 Order Name and residence Begin Service End Service
1 Prentiss Mellen, Portland JUL 1, 1820 OCT 11, 1834
 
  Nathan Weston, Augusta OCT 22, 1834 OCT 21, 1841
 
8 Ezekiel Whitman, Portland DEC 10, 1841 Res. OCT 23, 1848
 
  Ether Shepley, Saco OCT 28, 1848 OCT 22, 1855
 
  John Searle Tenney, Norridgewock OCT 23, 1855 OCT 23, 1862
 
  John Appleton, Bangor OCT 24, 1862 SEPT 19, 1883
 
  John A. Peters, Bangor SEPT 20, 1883 Reapptd. SEPT 19, 1890 and SEPT 2, 1897;
res. JAN 1, 1900
 
  Andrew P. Wiswell, Ellsworth JAN 2, 1900 Died in office DEC 4, 1906
 
  Lucilius A. Emery, Ellsworth DEC 14, 1906 Res. JUL 26, 1911
 
  William Penn Whitehouse, Augusta JUL 26, 1911 Res. APR 8, 1913
 
  Albert R. Savage, Auburn APR 9, 1913 Died in office JUN 14, 1917
 
  Leslie C. Cornish, Augusta JUN 25, 1917 Reapptd. JUN 25, 1924; res. MAR 1, 1925
 
  Scott Wilson, Portland MAR 1, 1925 Res. OCT 7, 1929
 
  Luere B. Deasy, Bar Harbor OCT 12, 1929 Res. FEB 7, 1930
 
  William R. Pattangall, Augusta FEB 7, 1930 Res. JUL 16, 1935
 
  Charles J. Dunn, Orono JUL 18, 1935 Died in office NOV 10, 1939
 
  Charles P. Barnes, Houlton NOV 21, 1939 Res. JUL 31, 1940
 
  Guy H. Sturgis, Portland AUG 8, 1940 Ret. MAR 8, 1949
 
  Harold H. Murchie, Calais MAR 8, 1949 Died in office MAR 7, 1953
 
  Edward F. Merrill, Skowhegan MAR 18, 1953 Ret. APR 7, 1954
 
  Raymond Fellows, Bangor APR 7, 1954 Res. SEPT 15, 1956
 
  Robert B. Williamson, Augusta OCT 4, 1956 Res. AUG 21, 1970
 
  Armand A. Dufresne, Jr. Lewiston SEPT 3, 1970 Apptd. Active Ret. Justice Sept 16,1977. Died APR 19, 1994
 
87 Vincent L. McKusick, Cape Elizabeth SEPT 16, 1977 Ret. FEB 28, 1992
 
  Daniel E. Wathen, Augusta MAR 20, 1992Res. OCT 4, 2001 and announced he would be running for Governor
 *Leigh I. SaufleyDEC 6, 2001 

 

Associate Justices
 Order Name and residence Begin ServiceEnd Service
2 William Pitt Preble, Portland JUL 1, 1820Res. JUN 18, 1828
 
3 Nathan Weston, Augusta JUL 1, 1820 Apptd. C.J. OCT 22, 1834
 
4 Albion K. Parris, Portland JUN 25, 1828 Res. AUG 20, 1836
 
5 Nicholas Emery, Portland OCT 22, 1834 OCT 21, 1841
 
6 Ether Shepley, Saco SEPT 23, 1836 Apptd. C.J. OCT 23, 1848
 
7 John S. Tenney, Norridgewock OCT 23, 1841 Apptd. C.J. OCT 23, 1855
 
9 Samuel Wells, Portland SEPT 28, 1847 Res. MAR 31, 1854
 
10 Joseph Howard, Portland OCT 23, 1848 OCT 22, 1856
 
11 Richard D. Rice, Augusta MAY 11, 1852 Res. DEC 1, 1863
 
12 John Appleton, Bangor MAY 11, 1852 Apptd, C.J. OCT 24, 1862
 
13 Joshua W. Hathaway, Bangor MAY 11, 1852 MAY 10, 1859
 
14 Jonas Cutting, Bangor APR 20, 1854 Reapptd. APR 20, 1861 and APR 20, 1868
 
15 Seth May, Winthrop MAY 6, 1855 MAY 7, 1862
 
16 Woodbury Davis, Portland OCT 10, 1855 Removed APR 1856; reapptd. FEB 25, 1857;
res. 1865
 
17 Daniel Goodenow, Alfred OCT 10, 1855 OCT 10, 1862
 
18 Edward Kent, Bangor MAY 11, 1859 Reapptd. MAY 11, 1866
 
19 Charles W. Walton, Deering MAY 14, 1862 Reapptd. MAY 1, 1869; MAY 16, 1876;
MAY 15 1883 and MAY 15,1890
 
20Jonathan G. Dickerson, Belfast OCT 24, 1862 Reapptd. SEPT 24, 1869 and SEPT 20,
1876; died in office SEPT 1, 1878
 
21 Edward Fox, Portland OCT 24, 1862 Res. 1863
 
22 William G. Barrows, Brunswick MAR 27, 1863 Reapptd. MAR 24, 1870 and MAR 24, 1877
 
23 Charles Danforth, Gardiner JAN 5, 1864 Reapptd. JAN 5, 1871; DEC 31, 1877 and
DEC 31, 1884; Died in office MAR 1890
 
24 Rufus P. Tapley, Saco DEC 21, 1865 DEC 1872. Died APR 10, 1893
 
25 William Wirt Virgin, Portland DEC 26, 1872 Reapptd. MAR 1880, and MAR 30, 1887;
Died in office JAN 23, 1893
 
26 John A. Peters, Bangor MAY 20, 1873 Reapptd. MAY 20, 1880; apptd.
C.J. SEPT 20, 1883
 
27 Artemus Libbey, Augusta APR 24, 1875 Reapptd. JAN 11, 1883 and JAN 10, 1890;
died in office MAR 15, 1894
 
28 Joseph W. Symonds, Portland OCT 16, 1878 Res. MAR 31, 1884
 
29 Lucilius A. Emery, Ellsworth OCT 5, 1883 Reapptd. OCT 4, 1890 OCT 5, 1897 and
OCT 4, 1904; apptd. C.J. DEC 14, 1906
 
30 Enoch Foster, Bethel MAR 24, 1884 Reapptd. MAR 24, 1891
 
31 Thomas H. Haskell, Portland MAR 31, 1884 Reapptd. MAR 31, 1891 and MAR 31,
1898; died in office SEPT 24, 1900
 
32 William Penn Whitehouse, Augusta APR 15, 1890 Reapptd. APR 24, 1897; APR 5, 1904
and APR 13,
1911; apptd. C.J. JUL 26, 1911
 
33 Andrew P. Wiswell, Ellsworth APR 10, 1893 Apptd. C.J. JAN 2, 1900
 
34 Sewall C. Strout, Portland APR 12, 1894 Reapptd. APR 12, 1901
 
35 Albert R. Savage, Auburn MAY 15, 1897 Reapptd. MAY 16, 1904 and MAY 2,
1911; apptd. C.J. APR 9, 1913
 
36 William H. Fogler, Rockland MAR 25, 1898 Died in office FEB 18, 1902
 
37 Frederick A. Powers, Houlton JAN 2, 1900 Reapptd. JAN 2, 1907; res. MAR 31, 1907
 
38 Henry C. Peabody, Portland NOV 29, 1900 Reapptd. NOV 29, 1907;
died in office MAR 31, 1911
 
39 Albert M. Spear, Gardiner MAR 1, 1902 Reapptd. MAR 1, 1909 and JUN 25,
1917; apptd. Active Ret. Justice JUL 24,
1923. Died JAN 31, 1929
 
40 Charles F. Woodard, Bangor DEC 14, 1906 Died in office JUN 17, 1907
 
41 Leslie C. Cornish, Augusta MAR 31, 1907 Reapptd. MAR 31, 1914; apptd.
C.J. JUN 25, 1917
 
42 Arno W. King, Ellsworth JUN 28, 1907 Reapptd. JUN 15, 1914; died in office
JUL 21, 1918
 
43 George E. Bird, Portland APR 13, 1908 Reapptd. APR 13, 1915; res. AUG 29, 1918;
apptd. Active Ret. Justice OCT 23, 1923.
Died JAN 19, 1926
 
44 George F. Haley, Biddeford APR 12, 1911 Died in office FEB 19 1918
 
45 George M. Hanson, Calais JUL 26, 1911 Reapptd. JUL 17, 1918; died in office
APR 4, 1924
 
46 Warren C. Philbrook, Waterville APR 9, 1913 Reapptd. APR 7, 1920 and APR 7, 1927;
apptd. Active Ret. Justice NOV 29, 1928.
Died MAY 31, 1933
 
47 John B. Madigan, Houlton MAR 1, 1916 Died in office JAN 19, 1918
 
48†Charles J. Dunn, Orono FEB 6, 1918 Reapptd. FEB 6, 1925 and FEB 6, 1932;
apptd. C.J. JUL 18, 1935
 
49 John A. Morrill, Auburn MAR 5, 1918 Reapptd. Mar 5, 1925; Res. MAY 31, 1926
and apptd. Active Ret. Justice JUN 4, 1926
 
50 Scott Wilson, Portland AUG 7, 1918 Apptd. C.J. MAR 1, 1925
 
51 Luere B. Deasy, Bar Harbor SEPT 25, 1918 Reapptd. SEPT 25, 1925; apptd. C.J.
OCT 12, 1929
 
52 Guy H. Sturgis, Portland AUG 13, 1923 Reapptd. AUG 14, 1930 apptd. C.J.
AUG 8, 1940; apptd. Active Ret. Justice
MAR 8, 1949
 
53 Charles P. Barnes, Houlton APR 17, 1924 Reapptd. APR 17, 1931; apptd. C.J.
NOV 21, 1939
 
54 Norman L. Bassett, Augusta MAR 26, 1925
 
55 William R. Pattangall, Augusta JUL 2, 1926 Apptd. C.J. FEB 7, 1930
 
56 Frank G. Farrington, Augusta NOV 16, 1928 Died in office SEPT 3 1933
 
57 Sidney St. Felix Thaxter, Portland SEPT 16, 1930 Res. FEB 28, 1954. Died 1958
 
58 James H. Hudson, Guilford NOV 20, 1933 Died AUG 21, 1947
 
59 Harry Manser, Auburn JUL 18, 1935 Res. MAR 20, 1946; apptd. Active Ret.
Justice MAR 30, 1946
 
60 George H. Worster DEC 21, 1939 Res. JUL 31, 1942
 
61 Harold H. Murchie, Calais AUG 8, 1940 Apptd. C.J. MAR 8, 1949. Died MAR 7, 1953
 
62 Arthur Chapman, Portland NOV 4, 1942 Res. JUL 27, 1945; apptd. Active Ret. Justice
JUL 27, 1945
 
63 Nathaniel Tompkins, Houlton JUL 27, 1945 Died APR 22, 1949
 
64 Raymond Fellows, Bangor MAY 1, 1946 Apptd. C.J. APR 7, 1954; res. SEPT 15, 1956
 
65 Edward P. Murray, Bangor SEPT. 18, 1947 Res. APR 6, 1948
 
66 Edward F. Merrill, Skowhegan JUN 2, 1948 Apptd. C.J. MAR 18, 1953
 
67 William B. Nulty, Portland MAR 16, 1949 Died SEPT 11, 1953
 
68 Robert B. Williamson, Augusta MAY 5, 1949 Apptd. C.J. OCT 4, 1956; ret. AUG 21, 1970
 
69 Frank A. Tirrell, Jr. Camden MAR 18, 1953 Died JUN 4, 1955
 
70 Donald W. Webber, Auburn OCT 8, 1953 Ret. JUL 31, 1973. Died NOV 15, 1995
 
71 Albert Beliveau, Rumford MAR 3, 1954 Res. MAR 25, 1958
 
72 Walter M. Tapley, Jr., Portland MAY 5, 1954 Ret. JUN 30, 1969
 
73 Percy T. Clarke, Ellsworth MAR 3, 1955 Ret. JUN 15, 1956; apptd. Active Ret.
Justice JUN 19, 1956
 
74 F. Harold Dubord, Waterville OCT 4, 1956 Res. DEC 10, 1962
 
75 Francis W. Sullivan, Portland OCT 4, 1956 Res. JUL 10, 1965
 
76 Cecil J. Siddall, Sanford MAY 7, 1958 Res. FEB 27, 1965
 
77 Harold C. Marden DEC 10, 1962 Ret. NOV 15, 1970. Died SEP 30, 1994
 
78 Abraham M. Rudman, Bangor MAR 1965 Res. DEC 14, 1966
 
79 Armand A. Dufresne, Jr.,Lewiston AUG 25, 1965 Apptd. C.J. SEPT 3, 1970; apptd. Active
Ret. Justice 1978. Term exp. MAR 15,
1985. Died APR 19, 1994
 
80 Randolph A. Weatherbee, Bangor DEC 21, 1966 Died May 20, 1976
 
81 Charles A. Pomeroy, Windham JUL 2, 1969 Ret. JAN 1, 1980
 
82 Sidney W. Wernick, Portland SEPT 30, 1970 Ret. AUG 24, 1981; qual. Active Ret.
Justice JUL 24, 1984. Died SEP 22, 1995
 
83 James P. Archibald, Houlton JAN 27, 1971 Apptd. Active Ret. Justice 1979; ret.
JAN 1, 1980
Reapptd. OCT 24, 2001, Died MAY 28, 2006
 
84 Thomas E. Delahanty, Lewiston SEPT 5, 1973 Apptd. Active Ret. Justice AUG 31, 1979.
Died FEB 4, 1985
 
85 Edward S. Godfrey, Portland SEPT 1, 1976 Ret. SEPT 1, 1983
 
86 David A. Nichols, Lincolnville MAY 24, 1977 Ret. MAY 31, 1988. Died June 21, 1997
 
88 Harry P. Glassman, Portland AUG 31, 1979 Died MAY 15, 1981
 
89 David G. Roberts, Portland JAN 11, 1980Ret. AUG 31, 1998
 
90 Gene Carter, Bangor SEPT 15, 1980 Res. JUL 5, 1983
 
91 Elmer H. Violette, Van Buren AUG 31, 1981 Res. AUG 1, 1986; apptd. Active Ret.
Justice AUG 1, 1986; ret. FEB 1, 1994
 
92 Daniel E. Wathen, Augusta AUG 31, 1981 Apptd. Chief Justice MAR 20, 1992. Res. OCT 4, 2001 and announced he would be running for Governor
 
93 *Caroline D. Glassman, Portland AUG 30, 1983
 
94Louis Scolnik, Auburn SEPT 7, 1983 Ret. JUL 31, 1988
 
95 *Robert W. Clifford, Auburn AUG 1, 1986 
 
96 D. Brock Hornby JUN 10, 1988 Res. MAY 7, 1990
 
97 Samuel W. Collins, Jr., Rockland SEPT 16, 1988 Ret. MAR 15, 1994; apptd. Active Ret.
Justice MAY 12, 1994
Reapptd. OCT 24, 2001
 
98 Morton A. Brody, Augusta JUNE 6, 1990 Res. AUG 9, 1991
 
99 Paul L. Rudman, Bangor JUNE 5, 1992Res. JUL 1, 2005
 
100 Howard H. Dana, Jr., Portland MAR 4, 1993Ret. MAR 2, 2007
 
101 Kermit V. Lipez, Portland MAY 12, 1994 Res. JUNE 30, 1998
 
102 *Leigh I. Saufley OCT 20, 1997Apptd. C.J. DEC 6, 2001
 
103 *Donald G. Alexander SEPT 2, 1998 
 
104 *Susan W. Calkins SEPT 2, 1998 Res. 10/1/2007
 
105 *Jon D. Levy MAR 7, 2002  
 
106 *Warren M. Silver JUL 29, 2005  
 
106 *Andrew Mead MAR 22, 2007  
 
The number on the left indicates order of appointment to serve on the Court. Each individual is counted only one time. Appointees numbers 1, 8 and 87 served only as Chief Justice. Appointees designated with an asterisk (*) are currently sitting on the Supreme Judicial Court.  
Abbreviations:
Apptd. = Appointed
C.J. = Chief Justice
Reapptd. = Reappointed
Res. = Resigned
Ret. = Retired


† On chart of Law Clerk, Albert M. Spear was counted twice -- 39th and 48th. This list counts him only as 39th
* Currently sitting on Supreme Judicial Court.
Source: Maine Reporter



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