| | | The Superior Court, as established, shall consist | 15 justices until June 30, 1986, and 16thereafter, | | and such Active Retired Justices as may be appointed and serving | | on the court, learned in the law and of sobriety of manners. The | | Chief Justice of the Superior Court shall assign the Justices of | | the Superior Court to preside at various locations of the court. | | Whenever it becomes necessary, the Chief Justice of the Supreme | | Judicial Court may designate a Justice of the Supreme Judicial | | Court or any Active Retired Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court | | to hold a term of Superior Court. The Chief Justice of the | | Superior Court may, when necessary, assign an Active Retired | | Justice of the Superior Court to hold a term of Superior Court. | | The Chief Justice of the Superior Court may designate any Justice | | of the Superior Court and the Chief Justice of the Supreme | | Judicial Court may designate any Justice of the Supreme Judicial | | Court to hold one or more sessions of the Superior Court, | | separate from the session presided over by the justice holding | | the regular trial term. |
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| | | Sec. III-2. 4 MRSA §157, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. A, | | §1, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Appointment. District Court Judges shall be | | as follows. |
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| | | A. The Governor, subject to review by the joint standing | | committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over | | judiciary matters and to confirmation by the Legislature, | shall appoint to the District Court 33 | | one judge must be appointed from each district who is a | | resident of a county in which the district lies, except that | | in District 3 there must be 2 judges appointed who are | | residents of a county in which the district lies; in | | District 6 there must be 2 judges appointed who are | | residents of a county in which the district lies; and in | | District 9 there must be 2 judges appointed who are | | residents of a county in which the district lies. Each | | District Court Judge has a term of office of 7 years. |
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| | | To be eligible for appointment as a District Judge, a person | | must be a member of the bar of the State. The term |
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| | | "District Judge" includes the Chief Judge and Deputy Chief | | Judge. |
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| | | B. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court shall | | designate one of the judges as Chief Judge. The Chief Judge, | | with the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial | | Court, shall designate one of the District Court Judges as Deputy | | Chief Judge who has all the duties, powers and responsibilities | | of the Chief | | Judge when the Chief Judge |
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