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# Andrew M. Horton

Maine Supreme Judicial Court · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Maine Supreme Judicial Court
- State: Maine
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Associate Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 2020-present
- Andrew Marcus Horton is an American lawyer and jurist who held the role of Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from February 4, 2020, until November 14, 2025
- He edited Georgetown Law Journal and clerked for federal Judge John H. Pratt (1977–1978)
- Janet Mills to replace Justice Donald G. Alexander

### Education

- Georgetown University Law Center

### Additional information

- It records departure in November 2025 and succession by Chris Taub.
- Judicial appointments listed: District Court (1999, Angus King), Superior Court (2007, John Baldacci; renomination 2014), and Supreme Judicial Court (2020, Janet Mills), succeeding Donald Alexander.
- It details two decades of Portland commercial litigation, Virginia admission (1977), and Maine admission (1978).
- The collected biographical information identifies Andrew Marcus Horton was born August 28, 1949 in Washington, D.C., with Harvard B.A. (1972) and Georgetown J.D. (1977).
- Date of birth: 1949-08-28
- Horton has over 42 years of legal experience, including 21 years in private practice and 21 years as a judge
- Other roles include arbitration-board chair, AAA labor panel, coauthor of Maine Civil Remedies and Do Your Divorce Right, and Martindale AV recognition.
- Departure and present status were not directly verified.
- Birth place: Washington, D.C.

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/16209/andrew-m-horton/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16209/andrew-m-horton/)
- [Maine Supreme Judicial Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16209/andrew-m-horton/)
- [JB-05-15 Cameras and Audio Recording in the Courts](https://www.courts.maine.gov/adminorders/jb-05-15.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16209/andrew-m-horton/)
- [Andrew Horton - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Andrew_Horton)
- [Andrew M. Horton (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine)](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16209/andrew-m-horton)
- [Wikidata: Andrew M. Horton](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81692156)

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