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# Ellen A. Gorman

Maine Supreme Judicial Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Maine Supreme Judicial Court
- State: Maine
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 2007-present
- Ellen Ann Gorman is an American attorney and judge who held the role of an Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from October 1, 2007, until her retirement on March 18, 2022
- Notable roles: Former Justice, Maine Superior Court, Maine District Court

### Education

- Cornell University Law School — J.D. (1982)
- Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University) — B.A. (1977)

### Additional information

- The collected biographical information identifies Ellen Ann Gorman, born in 1955, served on Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court from 2007 until retirement in March 2022.
- Governor Paul LePage reappointed her in 2015.
- Governor John McKernan appointed her to the District Court in 1989, Governor Angus King to the Superior Court in 2000 and Governor John Baldacci to the Supreme Judicial Court in 2007.
- Practitioner, 2006-2006
- Practiced at Richardson, Tyler & Troubh in Portland in 1982–1986 and served on the Workers’ Compensation Commission.
- She was admitted to the Maine Bar in 1982 and began her legal career as an associate at the Portland law firm Richardson, Tyler & Troubh
- It records a Trinity Washington BA in 1977, Cornell JD in 1982 and Maine bar admission that year.
- Born November 9, 1955.
- Date of birth: 1955-01-01
- She also served on the Judicial Education Committee, resided in Auburn and was succeeded by Rick Lawrence.
- She also served on the Maine Workers’ Compensation Commission and as a member of the Maine Judicial Education Committee

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/4621/ellen-a-gorman/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4621/ellen-a-gorman/)
- [Maine Supreme Judicial Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4621/ellen-a-gorman/)
- [JB-05-15 Cameras and Audio Recording in the Courts](https://www.courts.maine.gov/adminorders/jb-05-15.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4621/ellen-a-gorman/)
- [Ellen A. Gorman (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4621/ellen-a-gorman?type=p&school=%22Cornell+University%22&page=2)
- [Wikidata: Ellen A. Gorman](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16224380)

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