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Valerie Stanfill Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Background: No short biography listed.
At a glance
- Court
- Maine Supreme Judicial Court
- Position / seat
- Chief Justice
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Janet T. Mills (D) (May 10, 2021)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Janet T. Mills (D)
- Appointment date
- May 10, 2021
- Took office
- June 8, 2021
- Current term ends
- June 8, 2028
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: Bryn Mawr College
- Law: University of Maine School of Law
- Prior offices
- Maine District Court (Year left office: 2020)
- Maine Superior Courts (2020 - 2021)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Direct gubernatorial appointmentThe governor appoints justices without a required nominating commission; in some states another body must confirm the choice.
Summary of facts listed on Valerie Stanfill’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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