United States District Court for the District of Maine
26 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
John Alden Woodcock Jr.Senior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Nancy TorresenSenior status
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Jon David LevyNo longer serving
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
George Zvi-Arjie SingalSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Ashur WareDeceased
District judge, appointed by James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
Clarence HaleDeceased
District judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Edward FoxDeceased
District judge, appointed by Andrew Johnson (Democratic)
Edward Thaxter GignouxDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
John Andrew PetersDeceased
District judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
John David Clifford Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Nathan WebbDeceased
District judge, appointed by Chester A. Arthur (Republican)
Stacey Diane Neumann
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Gene CarterDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Morton Aaron BrodyDeceased
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Margaret J. KravchukLeft this court 2014
Magistrate judge
John H. Rich IIILeft this court 2022
Magistrate judge
Conrad K. CyrDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
David Brock HornbyNo longer serving
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
David M. CohenLeft this court 2008
Magistrate judge
Lance Edward Walker
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Karen Frink Wolf
Magistrate judge
John C. Nivison
Magistrate judge
George John Mitchell Jr.Resigned 1980
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Eugene W. BeaulieuDeceased
Magistrate judge
William S. BrownellRetired 2007
Magistrate judge
Edward H. KeithDeceased
Magistrate judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the United States District Court for the District of Maine applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- Revised General Order 2021-5 - Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- Guidelines for Filing Confidential Information in Civil Cases ↗
- Guidance for Filing Confidential Information in Criminal Cases ↗
- Discovery Dispute Filing Reference Guide ↗
Filing
File qualifying highly sensitive documents in paper form with the clerk.
“documents that qualify as HSDs must be filed in paper form and are subject to the procedures and requirements set forth below.”
Filing
Serve proposed highly sensitive documents outside the court’s electronic filing system.
“The moving party must serve the proposed HSD on the other parties as follows: (a) Civil cases - by any manner specified in Civil Rule 5(b)(2), except for service via the court’s electronic filing system;”
Motions
Before filing a highly sensitive document, submit a motion seeking HSD treatment.
“Before filing an HSD, the party seeking to file an HSD must file a motion that includes the following information:”
Discovery
Request a discovery dispute hearing using the court’s Rule 26(c) form.
“Any party requesting a discovery dispute hearing must use the form entitled ‘Rule 26(c) Request for Hearing re: Discovery Dispute’”
Discovery
Serve discovery dispute documents by a method other than CM/ECF on every party.
“The filing party is required to serve, by means other than CM/ECF, all parties to the case whether a pro se party or attorney.”
Sealing
In civil cases, file a public redacted version and a Motion to Seal with the confidential unredacted documents when material confidential information is included.
“The unredacted documents shall be attached to the Motion to Seal. The unredacted version will not be publicly available. The redacted version will be publicly available. A Motion to Seal is required.”
Sealing
Serve sealed civil documents by a method other than ECF when service is required.
“If service is required, all counsel must be served in a manner other than through ECF.”
Sealing
For a criminal filing with material confidential information, submit the unredacted material with the Motion to Seal to the clerk.
“The unredacted document must be submitted with the Motion to Seal to the Clerk’s Office for docketing.”
Sealing
Serve sealed criminal documents outside ECF when service is required; ECF sends no filing notice to counsel.
“In criminal cases, the ECF system will not generate and send a Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) to counsel of record notifying them of the filing. If service is required, all counsel must be served in a manner other than through ECF.”