Rick E. Lawrence

Rick E. Lawrence (born 1955/1956) is an American lawyer and judge from Maine who is a designate to serve as a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Rick E. Lawrence
Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed byJanet Mills
SucceedingEllen Gorman
Judge of the Lewiston District Court
Assumed office
April 5, 2000
Appointed by
Personal details
Born1955/1956 (age 66–67)[1]
Residence(s)Portland, Maine
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Education

Lawrence received his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1977 and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1986.[2][3]

Prior to his judicial service, Lawrence was an attorney and vice president and managing counsel at Unum and as an associate at Pierce Atwood.[3]

Judicial career

Lawrence has been a state district judge since April 5, 2000.[4] He was first nominated by governor Angus King and then renominated by governor John Baldacci, governor Paul LePage and Governor Mills.[3] He has served as deputy chief judge since April 2020.[1]

Nomination to Supreme Judicial Court

On March 7, 2022, governor Janet Mills nominated Lawrence to be an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to the seat to be vacated by justice Ellen Gorman who announced her intent to retire in January 2021.[3] On April 8, 2022, his nomination was unanimously reported out of the judiciary committee.[5] On April 12, 2022, his nomination was unanimously confirmed by the Maine Senate.[6][7] He is awaiting his swearing-in.[8] Upon his swearing in, he will be the first African American justice on the high court.[9]

References
  1. Allen, Emily (March 7, 2022). "District Judge Rick Lawrence nominated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court". Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. "Hon. Rick E. Lawrence Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. "Governor Mills Nominates Judge Rick Lawrence to Maine Supreme Judicial Court" (Press release). Office of Governor Janet T. Mills. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. Governor's Judicial Nominations Advisory Committee — Candidate Questionnaire, January 7, 2022
  5. Williams, Christopher (April 8, 2022). "Lewiston judge gets full support of committee for high court job". Lewiston Sun Journal. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. Cover, Susan (April 12, 2022). "State Senate confirms Lawrence as Maine's first Black high court justice". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  7. "Maine Senate confirms first Black justice to state's highest court". WPFO. April 12, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  8. "Governor Mills Congratulates Judge Rick Lawrence on Confirmation to Maine Supreme Judicial Court" (Press release). Office of Governor Janet T. Mills. April 12, 2022.
  9. "Nominee could become the first Black justice on Maine's highest court". WMTW. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.


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