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Advisory Committee on the Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure
The Advisory Committee on the Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure was established in 1967. It is the duty of the Committee to carry on a continuing review of the operation and effectiveness of criminal procedure in Maine and to recommend to the Supreme Judicial Court from time to time such amendments to the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Maine District Court Criminal Rules, and such other appropriate action, as the Committee finds advisable.
Members are appointed for three-year terms and no more than three consecutive terms.
Membership Roster
Until May 4, 2024
Justina A. McGettigan, Esq., Deputy District Attorney, York County District Attorney's Office
Until September 1, 2025
Kristine C. Hanly, Esq., of Portland
Until September 23, 2027
Laura A. Yustak, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General (Chair)
Frayla Tarpinian, Kennebec County District Attorney's Office
Mark A. Rucci, DDA, Penobscot County District Attorney's Office
Justin W. Leary, Esq., of Auburn
Kari Wells-Puckett, DDA, Aroostook County District Attorney's Office
Ex Officio: Katie Sibley, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
Consultant: Professor Leane Zainea, Esq., Husson University
Advisor: Amanda Doherty, Esq., Manager of Criminal Process and Specialty Dockets, Maine Judicial Branch
Trial Court Liaisons:
Hon. Deborah Cashman, Maine Superior Court
Hon. Lea Anne Sutton, Maine District Court
Supreme Judicial Court Liaison:
Hon. Andrew M. Horton, Associate Justice, Supreme Judicial Court
Updated September 23, 2024 (SJC-22)