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# Barbara Raimondi

Maine District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Maine District Court
- State: Maine
- Role: Judge
- Service status: senior
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- The collected biographical information identifies Barbara L. Raimondi as nominated by Paul LePage in February 2014 and sworn in May 2014 as a District Court judge

### Education

- It gives Connecticut College B.A. (1973), Brown M.A. (1975), and Boston University J.D. (1980), with Maine and federal-district admissions in 1980.

### Additional information

- It details Trafton & Matzen partnership (1985–2014), concentrating on family law, civil litigation, guardianship, and conservatorship, with broader probate, employment, consumer, municipal, environmental, and healthcare matters.
- Martindale AV Preeminent recognition is reported.
- Current renewal dates were not supplied.

## 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)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Maine Rules of Small Claims Procedure, effective November 1, 2024](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e7189e038ba12fdc9a9ed90c) — Small claims proceedings in District Court only. 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.