Law Court

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Law Court is the common name for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, the highest appellate court in the state of Maine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
court of last resort
state supreme court
abbreviation Me.
appointingAuthority Governor of Maine
branchOf Judicial branch of Maine
commonName Law Court self-link
confirmationBy Maine Legislature
surface form: Maine Senate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
courtType court of record
decisionsAre binding on all other Maine state courts
establishedBy Maine Constitution
establishedIn 1820
handles advisory opinions requested by the Governor or Legislature of Maine
hasJurisdictionOver appeals from lower Maine state courts
hasLanguage English
headedBy Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
hears appeals in civil cases
appeals in criminal cases
highestCourtIn Maine NERFINISHED
jurisdiction State of Maine NERFINISHED
locatedIn Maine NERFINISHED
Portland, Maine NERFINISHED
numberOfJudges 7
officialName Maine Supreme Judicial Court (state capital location)
surface form: Maine Supreme Judicial Court
partOf Maine state court system
surface form: Judiciary of Maine
reviews constitutional questions under the Maine Constitution
questions of Maine state law
seat Portland, Maine NERFINISHED

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subject surface form: Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Law Court commonName Law Court self-link