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Maine Business and Consumer Court
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Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction: jury and nonjury civil actions; family matters that do not involve children, in which the principal claim or claims involve matters of significance to the transactions, operation or governance of a business entity and/or the rights of a consumer arising out of transactions or other dealings with a business entity, and the case requires specialized and differentiated judicial management.[1]
Selection method
Judges of the Maine Business and Consumer Court are designated by the chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.[2]
See also
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Footnotes
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
