Maine § 4 §154 Districts

Maine Statutes

§ 4 §154 — Districts

Maine § 4 §154

Title 4JUDICIARY

Ch. 5DISTRICT COURT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 4, § 4 §154 (2026).

Text

The judicial divisions are organized into 13 districts, as follows, with the place for holding court shown in parentheses after the name of each division:

1.First District. The first district consists of the divisions of Eastern Aroostook (Caribou) and Western Aroostook (Fort Kent).

2.Second District. The 2nd district consists of the divisions of Central Aroostook (Presque Isle) and Southern Aroostook (Houlton).

3.Third District. The 3rd district consists of the divisions of Southern Penobscot (Bangor) and Western Penobscot (Newport).

4.Fourth District. The 4th district consists of the divisions of Northern Washington (Calais) and Southern Washington (Machias).

5.Fifth District. The 5th district consists of the divisions of Hancock (Ellsworth) and Waldo (Belfast).

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The judicial divisions are organized into 13 districts, as follows, with the place for holding court shown in parentheses after the name of each division:
1.
First District.
The first district consists of the divisions of Eastern Aroostook (Caribou) and Western Aroostook (Fort Kent).
2.
Second District.
The 2nd district consists of the divisions of Central Aroostook (Presque Isle) and Southern Aroostook (Houlton).
3.
Third District.
The 3rd district consists of the divisions of Southern Penobscot (Bangor) and Western Penobscot (Newport).
4.
Fourth District.
The 4th district consists of the divisions of Northern Washington (Calais) and Southern Washington (Machias).
5.
Fifth District.
The 5th district consists of the divisions of Hancock (Ellsworth) and Waldo (Belfast).
6.
Sixth District.
The 6th district consists of the divisions of Bath-Brunswick (Bath, West Bath or Brunswick), Lincoln (Wiscasset) and Knox (Rockland).
7.
Seventh District.
The 7th district consists of the divisions of Northern Kennebec (Waterville) and Southern Kennebec (Augusta).
8.
Eighth District.
The 8th district consists of the division of Androscoggin (Lewiston).
9.
Ninth District.
The 9th district consists of the divisions of Southern Cumberland (Portland) and Northern Cumberland (Bridgton).
10.
Tenth District.
The 10th district consists of the division of York (Biddeford or any other court facility in the division).
11.
Eleventh District.
The 11th district consists of the divisions of Northern Oxford (Rumford) and Southern Oxford (South Paris).
12.
Twelfth District.
The 12th district consists of the divisions of Somerset (Skowhegan) and Franklin (Farmington).
13.
Thirteenth District.
The 13th district consists of the divisions of Piscataquis (Dover-Foxcroft), Northern Penobscot (Millinocket) and Central Penobscot (Lincoln).

Legislative History

PL 1965, c. 228, §2 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 237, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 425, §3 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 654, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 133, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 98, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 891, §A5 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 673, §§JJJ4,5 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §C7 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §C8 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 633, §4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 633, §5 (AFF). PL 2025, c. 436, §§3, 4 (AMD).