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Revision as of 21:15, 13 March 2022
Rick E. Lawrence | |
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| Judge of the Lewiston District Court | |
| Assumed office April 5, 2000 | |
| Appointed by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard Univrsity (JD) |
Rick E. Lawrence (born 1955/1956) is an American lawyer and judge from Maine who is a nominee to serve as an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Education
Lawrence received his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1977 and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1986.[2][3]
Legal career
Prior to his judicial service, Lawrence was an attorney and vice president and managing counsel at Unum and as an associate at Pierce Atwood.[3]
Judicial career
Lawrence has been a state district judge since April 5, 2000.[4] He was first nominated by governor Angus King and then renominated by governor John Baldacci, governor Paul LePage and Governor Mills.[3] He has served as deputy chief judge since April 2020.[1]
Nomination to Supreme Judicial Court
On March 7, 2022, governor Janet Mills nominated Lawrence to be an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to the seat to be vacated by justice Ellen Gorman who announced her intent to retire in January 2021.[3] If confirmed, he would be the first African American justice on the high court.[5]
References
- ^ a b Allen, Emily (March 7, 2022). "District Judge Rick Lawrence nominated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court". Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Hon. Rick E. Lawrence Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Governor Mills Nominates Judge Rick Lawrence to Maine Supreme Judicial Court" (Press release). Office of Governor Janet T. Mills. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Governor's Judicial Nominations Advisory Committee — Candidate Questionnaire, January 7, 2022
- ^ "Nominee could become the first Black justice on Maine's highest court". WMTW. March 7, 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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