--- title: "Bruce C. Mallonee | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bruce-c-mallonee-justice-maine-superior-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Bruce C. Mallonee Maine Superior Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: Maine Superior Court - State: Maine - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justice of the Maine Superior Court, serving in the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor, Maine, since May 26, 2015 - Appointed by: Former Governor Paul R. LePage on May 26, 2015, to fill the seat vacated by Justice Joyce Wheeler ### Education ### Additional information - Judicial service: District Court nomination by John Baldacci in November 2010 and Superior Court appointment by Paul LePage in May 2015, following Joyce Wheeler’s departure. - The collected biographical information identifies Bruce C. Mallonee was born September 17, 1955 in Wichita, with University of Kansas B.A. (1977) and law degree (1980). - Justice Mallonee has presided over a variety of cases in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Kennebec, and Washington counties, including civil, criminal, and administrative matters - Judge Profile: /judge/bruce.c.mallonee - Civic roles include American Folk Festival board and directors’ roles with Downeast Big Brothers Big Sisters and Bangor Education Foundation. - It records Maine, federal-district and First Circuit admissions. - It details nearly thirty years at Rudman & Winchell in Penobscot County, covering criminal defense, family law, contracts, and general litigation. - Bangor residence and Martindale recognition are reported. - Present tenure and exact dates were not directly verified. ## 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/superior/justices.html) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/superior/justices.html) - [State of Maine Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/superior/justices.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/bruce-c-mallonee-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bruce-c-mallonee-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "name": "Bruce C. Mallonee | KnowJudges", "description": "Bruce C. Mallonee, Maine Superior Court. 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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.