--- title: "Andrew M. Mead | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-m-mead-justice-maine-supreme-judicial-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Andrew M. Mead Maine Supreme Judicial Court · Associate Justice ## Profile - Court: Maine Supreme Judicial Court - State: Maine - Role: Associate Justice - Service status: active - 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, 2007-present - The collected biographical information identifies Andrew MacDonald Mead as associate justice appointed by John Baldacci in 2007, with a term listed through 2028 - Notable interim role: Acting Chief Justice from April 14, 2020, to June 8, 2021, following Leigh Saufley’s retirement - State service listed: District Court (1990), Superior Court (1992), chief justice (1999–2001), acting Supreme Judicial chief justice (April 2020–June 2021) - 1992–2007: Judge, Maine Superior Court - 1990–1992: Judge, Maine District Court - Penobscot Tribal Court chief judge (1980–1990) ### Education - It gives birth year 1952, University of Maine B.A. (1973), and New York Law School J.D. (1976). ### Additional information - A 2019 pro bono fellowship bears his name. - Practitioner, 2006-2006 - Date of birth: 1952 - Earlier work: Bangor firms Paine, Lynch & Weatherbee and Mitchell & Stearns - Before joining the judiciary, Mead practiced law in Bangor, Maine, at Paine, Lynch & Weatherbee and Mitchell & Stearns. - He held the role of President of the Maine State Bar Association - Roles include evidence committee liaison, judicial education and electronic-records chairs, Maine Justice Action Group, technology groups, university adjunct teaching, and state bar presidency. - Birth year and current roles remain overview claims. ## 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/sjc/justices.html) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/sjc/justices.html) - [State of Maine Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/sjc/justices.html) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4629/andrew-m-mead/) - [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/4629/andrew-m-mead/) - [Wikidata: Andrew Mead](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4758002) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-m-mead-justice-maine-supreme-judicial-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-m-mead-justice-maine-supreme-judicial-court-me", "name": "Andrew M. 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