Administrative Orders issued by the Supreme Judicial Court

All Administrative Orders issued before June 1, 2005, have been withdrawn and are no longer in effect. See JB-05-1; JB-05-5 (A. 9-11).

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Administrative Orders
Date Keyword Title Admin. Order No.
Amended
06/30/17 State Shutdown ORDER OF COURT CLOSINGS UPON STATE SHUTDOWN JB-17-1  
01/19/16 Specialty Docket ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF SPECIALTY DOCKETS
JB-16-1
  
10/16/15 Private Images Standing Order: STANDING ORDER IMPOUNDING CERTAIN PRIVATE IMAGES

    
05/01/15 Security Footage CONFIDENTIALITY OF COURTHOUSE SECURITY SYSTEM FOOTAGE JB-15-1  
05/01/15 Entry Screening ENTRY SCREENING IN COURTHOUSES JB-15-2  
05/19/15 Use of Court Facilities USE OF COURT FACILITIES FOR NON-JUDICIAL BRANCH FUNCTIONS JB-15-3  
06/04/15 Remote Testimony Pilot PENOBSCOT COUNTY PILOT PROJECT TO ALLOW REMOTE TESTIMONY IN CRIMINAL CASES JB-15-4  
03/10/14 Foreclosure Diversion Program Docketing FORECLOSURE CASES IN REGION II JB-14-1
09/25/17 Recording of Proceedings RECORDING OF TRIAL COURT PROCEEDINGS JB-12-1
(A. 9-17)
05/16/11 Withdrawal WITHDRAWAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS JB-05-6 & JB-06-1 JB-11-1
04/10/15 Acting Clerk Of The Supreme Judicial Court APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY OF ACTING CLERK OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT JB-10-2
(A. 4-15)
01/04/10 Unified Criminal Docket-Bangor ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BANGOR UNIFIED CRIMINAL DOCKET

JB-10-1 superseded and replaced on January 1, 2015 by M.R.U. Crim. P.

 JB-10-1
12/01/09 Family Matters Projects

EXCEPTION TO MAINE RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE FOR
POST-JUDGMENT FAMILY MATTER PROJECTS

 JB-09-4
08/03/09 Foreclosure Diversion Program

FORECLOSURE DIVERSION PROGRAM PILOT & PILOT RULES

JB-09-3 expired on January 1, 2010 and was replaced by M.R. Civ. P. 93

JB-09-3
09/19/11 SSN/QUADROS ACCESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS AND QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS (“QUADROS”) JB-09-2
(A. 9-11)
01/29/09 Withdrawal WITHDRAWAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS JB-05-24 & JB-05-25 JB-09-1
02/18/10 Unified Criminal Docket

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY UNIFIED CRIMINAL DOCKET

JB-08-2 superseded and replaced on January 1, 2015 by M.R.U. Crim. P.

 JB-08-2
(A. 2-10)
07/01/08 Judicial Regions ESTABLISHMENT OF JUDICIAL REGIONS JB-08-1
08/01/09 Standing Order Standing Order: STANDING ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CONVENING AND USING REGIONAL GRAND JURIES IN MULTICOUNTY JUDICIAL REGIONS RE: JB-08-1
11/01/07 Authority of Judges/Justices to Sit AUTHORITY OF JUDGES/JUSTICES TO SIT IN EITHER DISTRICT OR SUPERIOR COURT JB-07-3
09/01/07 Field Operations Specialists FIELD OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS DESIGNATED AS DEPUTY CLERKS AT LARGE JB-07-2
(A. 9-07)
06/20/07 Standing Order Standing Order: ORDER DESIGNATING FIELD OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS AS DEPUTY CLERKS AT LARGE RE: JB-07-2
06/01/07 Standing Order Standing Order: STATE OF MAINE BUSINESS AND CONSUMER DOCKET STANDING ORDER REGARDING TRANSFERS OF VENUE RE: JB-07-1
11/12/08 Establishment of the Business and Consumer Docket ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BUSINESS AND CONSUMER DOCKET JB-07-1
(A. 11-08)
11/01/17 Court Appt Interpretation and Translation Services GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY
FOR COURT-APPOINTED INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES		 JB-06-3
(A. 11-17)
09/16/06 Exh Crim WITHDRAWAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER JB-05-23 JB-06-2
05/01/06 Mag Pil Project Please See JB-11-1  
02/08/16 Rules Oversight RULES OVERSIGHT AND RULEMAKING PROCESSES JB-05-27
(A. 2-16)
01/01/18 Revised Fee Schedule REVISED COURT FEE AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES JB-05-26
(A. 12-17)
08/01/05 Med Mal Proc Please see JB-09-1 JB-05-25
08/01/05 Med Mal Evid Please see JB-09-1 JB-05-24
08/01/05 Revised Fee Schedule Please see JB-06-2 JB-05-23
08/01/05 Exh Civil CUSTODY, REMOVAL, AND, DISPOSAL OF EXHIBITS IN CIVIL ACTIONS JB-05-22
08/29/16 Record Retention RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE JB-05-21
(A. 8-16)
09/25/17 Confidential PUBLIC INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY JB-05-20
(A. 9-17)
08/19/14 Standing Order Standing Order: LIMITED ACCESS TO JUROR INFORMATION RE: JB-05-20
09/19/11 Emancipation DEADLINE FOR FILING PETITION FOR EMANCIPATION WHEN AN ATTORNEY IS APPOINTED BY THE COURT TO REPRESENT THE PETITIONER JB-05-19
(A. 9-11)
08/01/05 CMO/FLM FAMILY LAW MAGISTRATE AUTHORITY JB-05-18
09/19/11 Warrants ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS JB-05-17
(A. 9-11)
05/01/08 Electronics USE OF CELLULAR PHONES, PAGERS, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN COURTROOMS JB-05-16
(A. 5-08)
09/19/11 Cameras CAMERAS AND AUDIO RECORDING IN THE COURTS JB-05-15
(A. 9-11)
05/30/14 Duplication DUPLICATION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDINGS

JB-05-14
(A. 6-14)
08/01/05 Recording NOTICE OF PERIODS FOR ELECTRONIC RECORDING JB-05-13
08/01/05 Fax FILING METHODS: USE OF FACSIMILE MACHINES JB-05-12
07/01/10 Access ACCESS TO CLERKS' OFFICES, COMPUTER TERMINALS, AND COURT FILES JB-05-11
(A. 7-10)
08/01/05 Hazmat HANDLING OF CONTAMINATED OR DANGEROUS MATERIALS JB-05-10
05/16/11 Firearms CONCERNING THE BRINGING OF FIREARMS AND WEAPONS INTO SUPREME JUDICIAL, SUPERIOR, AND DISTRICT COURTS, AND RELATED AREAS JB-05-09
(A. 05-11)
10/09/13 Employee Rep DISTRICT COURT REPRESENTATION BY EMPLOYEES OF BUREAU OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR BUREAU OF REVENUE SERVICES AND MEMBERS OF CERTAIN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES IN COURT MATTERS JB-05-08
(A. 10-13)
11/30/09 Law Students LEGAL ASSISTANCE BY LAW STUDENTS JB-05-07
(A. 11-09)

07/01/10

 Financial Eligibility Please See JB-11-1  
09/07/17 Guardians Ad Litem And Court Appointed Workers' Compensation Attorneys REVISED FEE SCHEDULE FOR GUARDIANS AD LITEM AND COURT APPOINTED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ATTORNEYS IN ALL COURTS JB-05-05 (A. 10-17)
09/06/16 Hours HOURS OF OPERATION JB-05-04 (A. 9-16)
08/01/05 Revised Fee Schedule Please see JB-05-26

JB-05-03
09/19/11 Protocol PROTOCOL FOR ISSUANCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND PUBLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS JB-05-02
(A. 9-11)
09/19/11 Withdrawal WITHDRAWAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS JB-05-01
(A. 9-11)