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SJC invites comments on proposed amendment to the Maine Code of Judicial Conduct regarding application of the Code to candidates for nomination to a judicial office. Comments due by August 23, 2024.
Date: 8/2/2024
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court invites comments on a proposed amendment to the Maine Code of Judicial Conduct that would make clear that the Code applies to a lawyer seeking a judicial appointment beginning when the lawyer is nominated.
The proposed amendments are available on the Court's website at the link below.
Any comments must be filed with the Executive Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 23, 2024. Comments may be in writing, mailed to the address below, or in an email sent to lawcourt.clerk@courts.maine.gov. If the comments are in an attachment to the email, the attachment must be a document in native (text-based and not scanned) portable document format (.pdf). The Clerks Office will acknowledge receipt of the email via reply email.
All comments must contain (1) the name and mailing address of the individual submitting the comments and (2) the name, mailing address, and primary telephone number of the organization (if any) on whose behalf the comments are submitted. An individual need not be an attorney to submit comments individually or on behalf of an organization.
Comments are public documents and may be posted on the Courts website.
Dated: August 2, 2024
Matthew Pollack
Executive Clerk
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
205 Newbury Street Room 139
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 822-4146