Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court

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The Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest-ranking judicial officer in the state of Maine, responsible for leading its supreme court and overseeing the administration of the state’s judicial system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
public office
state chief justice position
appliesToJurisdiction State of Maine NERFINISHED
appointedBy Governor of Maine
appointmentRequires confirmation by the Maine Senate
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch of the State of Maine
country United States of America
equivalentOfficeInOtherJurisdictions Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
hasDuty assigning opinions among justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court (according to court practice)
ensuring efficient operation of Maine courts
leadership in judicial policy for Maine courts
presiding over oral arguments in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
promoting access to justice in Maine
representing the Maine judiciary to the executive and legislative branches
representing the Maine judiciary to the public
supervision of lower state courts in Maine (through the supreme court’s authority)
hasPower administrative supervision of Maine courts
assigning justices to panels or sittings of the court
rule-making authority for court procedures (shared with the court)
hasRank highest-ranking judicial officer in Maine
hasStyle Chief Justice
heads Maine Supreme Judicial Court NERFINISHED
highestJudicialOfficerIn State of Maine NERFINISHED
isPositionWithin state supreme court of last resort in Maine
jurisdiction state courts of Maine
legalAuthorityDerivedFrom Constitution of Maine NERFINISHED
statutes of the State of Maine
legalSystem Maine state court system NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Maine NERFINISHED
memberOf Conference of Chief Justices (United States) NERFINISHED
officeHoldersAre justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court NERFINISHED
officeHoldersMustHaveRole judge
lawyer
officeType state-level court leadership position
oversees Maine Judicial Branch administration NERFINISHED
Maine court system budgeting and administration (subject to state law)
Maine state court rules and procedures (in coordination with other justices)
partOf Judicial Branch of Maine NERFINISHED
Maine Supreme Judicial Court NERFINISHED
positionHeldInOrganization Maine Supreme Judicial Court NERFINISHED
responsibleFor administration of the Maine Judicial Branch
leadership of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
oversight of the state’s judicial system in Maine
scopeOfAuthority statewide
seat Portland, Maine NERFINISHED

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Law Court headedBy Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Maine state court system administeredBy Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court