--- title: "Deborah P. Cashman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/deborah-p-cashman-justice-maine-superior-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Deborah P. Cashman 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, appointed in 2022 by Governor Janet Mills, with a career spanning judicial, prosecutorial, and private legal work in Maine - The collected biographical information identifies Deborah P. Cashman as a Maine Superior Court justice appointed by Governor Janet Mills in 2022, assigned to Cumberland County - 2016–2022: Judge, Maine District Court, appointed by former Governor Paul LePage - Notable role: Regional scheduling judge for Portland District Court from 2019, a key function during the pandemic - She earlier joined the District Court under Governor Paul LePage in 2016 and became Portland regional scheduling judge in 2019 - Her earlier career encompassed private criminal defense and family practice, prosecution in Sagadahoc, Lincoln and Androscoggin counties, and assistant attorney general work in 2012–2016 among them homicide cases. ### Education - The overview reports a Mount Holyoke BA and a 1994 University of Maine JD, with Maine and Massachusetts licenses from 1994. ### Additional information - Raised in Woolwich, she attended Morse High School and lived in West Bath at the 2022 appointment. - Position: Justice, Maine Superior Court (trial court of general jurisdiction) - She also serves on the Maine Judicial Branch Committee on Judicial Conduct ## 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/deborah-p-cashman-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/deborah-p-cashman-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "name": "Deborah P. Cashman | KnowJudges", "description": "Deborah P. Cashman, 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.