--- title: "Andrew Lizotte | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-lizotte-judge-maine-district-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Andrew Lizotte Maine District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Maine District Court - State: Maine - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Lizotte has been with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Bangor since 2014, first as an assistant U.S. attorney in Portland and later in Bangor, where he now serves as civil chief - Dover‐Foxcroft native and former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Bangor, nominated by Governor Janet Mills to serve as a Maine District Court judge in Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties, with a confirmation hearing scheduled for March 6, 2026 - A Dover-Foxcroft native, he joined the Bangor U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2014 and became civil chief ### Education - J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law (2009) and a B.A. from Colby College (2004). ### Additional information - The Piscataquis Observer’s February 19, 2026 report describes Governor Janet Mills’s nomination of Andrew Lizotte to Maine District Court. - Between 2017 and 2023, Lizotte served in the Air National Guard as wing deputy staff judge advocate and chief of legal assistance for the 157th Air Refueling Wing, earning the 2021 Outstanding Air National Guard Judge Advocate and Paralegal of the Quarter award. - obtained a third-quarter 2021 Air Mobility Command award with a paralegal. - Before joining Maine, he practiced law in New York City and was admitted to the New York bar in 2010 and the Maine bar in early 2016 - It records Colby bachelor’s degree (2004), Syracuse law degree (2009), New York admission about 2010, and Maine admission in early 2016. - overseeing all federal civil litigation in the region. - Governor Mills nominated Lizotte to a District Court judgeship covering Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties. - Lizotte’s applications highlight his deep connection to Maine’s Highlands, his experience with both federal and state law, and his belief that “public service is a public trust”. - His legal work in Maine has included significant state law matters, which he says are directly transferable to the bench - He is also chair of the Center Theatre Board of Directors in Dover‐Foxcroft - Prior work included New York City firms. - No the biographical record view was used. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### cameras audio recording Scope: statewide Maine Administrative Order JB-05-15 bars cameras and audio recording equipment in the courtroom unless coverage has been authorized under the order. Evidence excerpt: No cameras or audio recording equipment shall be allowed in the courtroom unless coverage of any events or proceeding has been authorized pursuant to this order. [JB-05-15 Cameras and Audio Recording in the Courts](https://www.courts.maine.gov/adminorders/jb-05-15.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### judicial discretion Scope: statewide Maine authorizes trial and appellate judicial officers to consider camera and recording coverage and permit it in their sole discretion if court integrity will not be adversely affected. Evidence excerpt: authorized to consider camera and recording coverage, and to permit it in their sole discretion if the integrity of the court proceedings will not be adversely affected. [JB-05-15 Cameras and Audio Recording in the Courts](https://www.courts.maine.gov/adminorders/jb-05-15.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/district/judges.html) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/district/judges.html) - [State of Maine Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/district/judges.html) - [JB-05-15 Cameras and Audio Recording in the Courts](https://www.courts.maine.gov/adminorders/jb-05-15.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-lizotte-judge-maine-district-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-lizotte-judge-maine-district-court-me", "name": "Andrew Lizotte | KnowJudges", "description": "Andrew Lizotte, Maine District Court. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.courts.maine.gov/rules/text/mrscp%202024-11-01.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, effective June 1, 2026](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-65cbb3937209d2a8ec864c35) — Applicable civil actions in Superior and District Courts; family and specialized-case restrictions remain applicable. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.courts.maine.gov/rules/text/mr_civ_p_only_2026-06-01.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [JB-05-15 Cameras and Audio Recording in the Courts](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-2090a1c278960f4443c4a460) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courts.maine.gov/adminorders/jb-05-15.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.