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[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY[/font]
Senator Lisa Keim, Senate Chair, Representative Matthew W. Moonen, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearing:[/font] Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 437
[font=font36821]Nominee:[/font] Honorable Robert W. Clifford of Lewiston as an Active Retired Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court
The Supreme Judicial Court (4 MRSA §1-§58) consists of a Chief Justice, 6 Associate Justices, and such Active Retired Justices as may be appointed. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court is the head of the Judicial Branch, one of 3 co-equal branches of government in Maine, and is responsible for efficient operation of the Judicial Branch, including the expeditious dispatch of litigation therein and the proper conduct of business in all courts. The Supreme Judicial Court has general administrative and supervisory authority over the Judicial Branch and issues advisory opinions to other branches of government, and, in its capacity as the Law Court, is the court of last resort in Maine. With rare exception, appeals from trial court matters may be filed in the Supreme Judicial Court. The term of appointment to the Supreme Court is 7 years. Salaries are set by statute. A more detailed description of the Supreme Court can be found at [u]http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/4/title4ch1sec0.html[/u]
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Susan Pinette, 287-1327
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