--- title: "Darcie McElwee | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/darcie-mcelwee-justice-maine-superior-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Darcie McElwee 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 - Darcie N. McElwee is an American judge and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine, serving as a justice of the Maine Superior Court since March 28, 2025 - Nominated by Maine Governor Janet Mills on February 28, 2025, to serve as a justice of the Maine Superior Court - The collected biographical information identifies that Darcie Nicole McElwee, born in 1973 and raised in Caribou, became a Maine Superior Court justice in March 2025 - Her career encompassed assistant district attorney work in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties in 1998–2002, then federal prosecution in Maine in 2002–2021, among them violent crime and trafficking matters ### Education - It records a 1995 Bowdoin bachelor’s degree in English, government and legal studies and a 1998 University of Maine JD. ### Additional information - Terminated in February 2025 by the Trump administration - The overview states she left that office in February 2025, was nominated to the Superior Court that month, confirmed March 20 and sworn in March 28. - President Biden nominated her as US attorney in August 2021; she was confirmed and sworn in that October. - She coordinated Project Safe Neighborhoods from 2005 and taught advanced trial advocacy at Maine Law in 2005–2008. - McElwee’s career spans nearly two decades in federal and state prosecution, with a focus on public safety and violent crime. - Her appointment to the Maine Superior Court marks a shift from federal to state-level judicial service ## 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/darcie-mcelwee-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/darcie-mcelwee-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "name": "Darcie McElwee | KnowJudges", "description": "Darcie McElwee, Maine Superior Court. 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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.