--- title: "Christopher C. Taub | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-c-taub-justice-maine-supreme-judicial-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Christopher C. Taub 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 - Christopher Taub has been with the Maine Office of the Attorney General since 1999, rising from trial attorney to Chief Deputy Attorney General in 2021 - The governor’s March 13, 2026 announcement confirms Christopher Taub’s nomination to the Supreme Judicial Court, Cornell undergraduate degree, Boston University law degree, and earlier Boston private practice - American attorney and judge who became Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on April 6, 2026, after being appointed by Governor Janet Mills and confirmed by the Maine Senate - It states he joined the Maine Attorney General’s Office in 1999, led its Litigation Division, and became chief deputy attorney general in 2021 ### Education - BA from Cornell University and his JD from Boston University School of Law. ### Additional information - One of seven justices on Maine’s highest court, a position he assumed on April 6, 2026 after being nominated on March 13, 2026 and confirmed unanimously by the Maine Senate on March 31, 2026. - Before public service, he practiced law in Boston - The announcement says he would replace Andrew Horton, who retired the previous year. - He led the Litigation Division during Governor Mills’ tenure as Attorney General and has argued before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. - Work includes policy leadership, multistate litigation, legislative representation, and arguments before Maine’s high court, First Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court. - He resides in Brunswick with family. ## 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) - [JB-05-15 Cameras and Audio Recording in the Courts](https://www.courts.maine.gov/adminorders/jb-05-15.pdf) - [justices.html](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/sjc/justices.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-c-taub-justice-maine-supreme-judicial-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-c-taub-justice-maine-supreme-judicial-court-me", "name": "Christopher C. Taub | KnowJudges", "description": "Christopher C. Taub, Maine Supreme Judicial Court. 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