List of justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court


The following tables list the terms of all Maine Supreme Judicial Court justices in their order of appointment to serve on the Court.

Chief Justices

Associate Justices

Active Retired Justices

Retired justices who have been reappointed to enable them to continue to take part in Supreme Judicial Court proceedings.
JudgeLifespanResidenceBegan serviceEnded serviceReason for
termination		Appointed byRe-appointed by
George E. Bird1847–1926PortlanddeathPercival Proctor Baxter
Albert Spear1852–1929GardinerdeathPercival Proctor Baxter
John A. Morrill1855–1945Auburnterm expiredOwen Brewster
Warren C. Philbrook1857–1933WatervilledeathOwen Brewster
Arthur Chapman1873–1959Portlandterm expiredHorace Hildreth
Harry Manser1874–1955AuburndeathHorace HildrethBurton M. Cross
Edward P. Murray1876–1966BangorNovember 1948November 1962term expiredHorace HildrethBurton M. Cross
Guy H. Sturgis1877–1951PortlanddeathFrederick G. Payne
Sidney St. Felix Thaxter1883–1958PortlanddeathBurton M. Cross
Percy T. Clarke1885–1957EllsworthAugust 1957retirementEdmund Muskie
Armand A. Dufresne1909–1994LewistonretirementJames B. LongleyJoseph E. Brennan
Thomas E. Delahanty1914–1985LewistondeathJoseph E. Brennan
James Archibald1912–2006HoultondeathJoseph E. BrennanJohn R. McKernan Jr.
Angus King
Sidney W. Wernick1913–1995PortlanddeathJoseph E. BrennanJohn R. McKernan Jr.
Elmer H. Violette1921–2000Van BurenretirementJoseph E. BrennanJohn R. McKernan Jr.
Samuel Collins1923–2012RocklanddeathJohn R. McKernan Jr.Angus King
John Baldacci
David G. Roberts1928–1999BangordeathAngus King
Robert W. Clifford1937–LewistonpresentJohn BaldacciPaul LePage
Jeffrey Hjelm1956–CamdenpresentJanet Mills