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Andrew Benson
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Andrew Benson is a judge of the district courts in Maine. He was appointed to the court by Governor Paul LePage on February 7, 2014. His appointment was confirmed by the Maine Senate, and he was sworn in by the governor on May 2, 2014.[1][2] Benson's term expires must be renominated and reconfirmed to serve additional terms.[3]
Education
Benson earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Maine at Orono. He was awarded a J.D. from the University of Maine, School of Law.[1]
Career
Before being appointed to the district court, Benson served as a senior homicide prosecutor in the Office of the Maine Attorney General. Prior to October 1999, he served as an assistant district attorney in Prosecutorial District #4 for Somerset County.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 State of Maine, Office of Governor Paul LePage, "Governor LePage Announces Judicial Nominees," February 7, 2014
- ↑ State of Maine, Office of Governor Paul LePage, "Governor LePage Admisters Oath to Judicial Appointees," May 2, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of judicial selection: Maine," accessed March 11, 2014
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maine • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maine
State courts:
Maine Supreme Judicial Court • Maine Superior Court • Maine Business and Consumer Court • Maine District Courts • Maine Family Division • Maine Juvenile Court • Maine Probate Courts • Maine Small Claims Court • Maine Treatment Court
State resources:
Courts in Maine • Maine judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maine
