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Jeffrey Hjelm
Jeffrey L. Hjelm was an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He was nominated to the court by Governor Paul LePage (R) on May 7, 2014, to replace Jon Levy. Hjelm's appointment was confirmed by the Maine's Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary on July 24, 2014.[1] Hjelm retired in December 2019.[2] To learn more about this vacancy, click here.
Hjelm previously served on the Knox County Superior Court and the Maine District Courts. He was initially appointed to the Knox County Superior Court by Governor Angus King (I). He was appointed to the Maine District Courts by Governor John McKernan (R).
Education
Hjelm received his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College and his J.D. from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.[3]
Career
- 2014-2019: Associate justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court
- 1998-2014: Justice, Knox County Superior Court
- 1992-1998: Judge, Maine District Courts
Prior to becoming a judge, Hjelm worked as an assistant attorney general and worked in private practice.[4]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- State of Maine Judicial Branch, "Maine Supreme Judicial Court"
- State of Maine Judicial Branch, "Maine Superior Court"
- Penobscot Bay Pilot, "Camden judge appointed to Maine’s highest court," July 25, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Penobscot Bay Pilot, "Camden judge appointed to Maine’s highest court," July 25, 2014
- ↑ Maine.gov, "Governor Mills Nominates Candidates to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court & Superior Court," January 6, 2020
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "LePage nominates Hjelm to Maine’s high court, Stokes to Superior Court." May 7, 2014
- ↑ Portland Press Herald, "LePage nominates two for judicial posts," May 7, 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
