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.
Statements (29)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maine Supreme Judicial Court