Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has nominated four candidates to Maine’s District Court and two candidates to Maine’s Superior Court. Three of the nominations are for new appointments and three are for reappointments.
“These individuals are eminently qualified, highly experienced, and well respected,” said Governor Janet Mills. “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.”
The following are Governor Mills’ nominations to the Maine District Court:
- For reappointment, the Honorable Kevin Stitham of Dover-Foxcroft, for his fourth term. Judge Stitham was first sworn in on September 2, 1998 and previously practiced law in Piscataquis County for over 20 years.
- For reappointment, the Honorable John Lucy of Orono, for his second term. Judge 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. Prior to being sworn into the Maine District Court, Judge Lucy spent over twenty years as a trial attorney with statewide practice.
- For appointment, Susan Driscoll of Biddeford. Attorney Driscoll has been a private practice attorney for more than thirty years, with deep experience in a wide range of civil litigation at all levels of state and federal court. 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.
- For appointment, Jennifer Archer of Falmouth. Attorney Archer has practiced general commercial and civil litigation for nearly twenty 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 Hon. Donald G. Alexander on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, and for Hon. Robert Crowley, Hon. Thomas E. Humphrey and Hon. Nancy Mills on the Maine Superior Court.
The following are Governor Mills’ nominations to the Maine Superior Court:
- For reappointment, the Honorable Thomas Warren of Brunswick, for his fourth term. Justice 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 a member of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.
- For appointment, the Honorable Valerie Stanfill of Wayne. Judge Stanfill has served on the Maine District Court since 2007. She regularly sits on the Kennebec County Unified Criminal Court where she has presided over various criminal jury trials.
All judicial appointments are for a term of seven years and require review by the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee and confirmation by the Maine State Senate.