[1] All state jury trials are held in the Superior Court.
[3][4][5] Justices are nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate and are appointed to seven-year terms.
[6][7] Maine's Supreme Judicial Court created a statewide Business and Consumer Docket (BCD),[8][9] which includes within its jurisdiction complex case types that might be found on other states' business and commercial court dockets; but also includes, for example, class actions and complex consumer rights cases arising out of business or government dealings.
[15] Then Superior Court Chief Justice Thomas E. Humphrey was one of the first BCD judges,[16] along with District Court Chief Justice John C.
The Chief Justice is designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to "serve at the pleasure and under the supervision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court and shall be responsible for the operation of the Superior Court."