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District Court Judge Rick Lawrence made history this week when he became the first Black justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. 

AUGUSTA — On Tuesday, the Maine Senate voted to confirm Judge Rick E. Lawrence to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Judge Lawrence is the first Black Mainer to be appointed to the state’s highest court. “I am deeply honored by the opportunity to...

If confirmed, Judge Lawrence would be the first black justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Gov. Janet Mills has sent four nominees to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court since taking office in 2019, all unanimously confirmed.

Judge Rick Lawrence has more than two decades of experience on the bench.

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills nominated veteran District Court Judge Rick E. Lawrence on Monday to serve as an Associate Justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, according to a news release. If confirmed, Judge Lawrence, who has served on the...