--- title: "Harold Stewart II | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/harold-stewart-ii-justice-maine-superior-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Harold Stewart II Maine Superior Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: Maine Superior Court - State: Maine - Role: Justice - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Harold L. Stewart II is a justice of the Maine Superior Court, appointed in 2016 by Governor Paul R. LePage, with a career in trial law, mediation, and insurance defense - The collected biographical information identifies Harold L. Stewart II as a Maine Superior Court justice appointed by Governor Paul LePage in April 2016, with an Augusta assignment ### Education - It records a University of Maine chemical engineering degree with pulp-and-paper emphasis in 1984, a Capital University JD in 1988 and Maine bar admission in 1988. ### Additional information - In March 2026, the Maine Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary voted 9–0 to recommend Stewart for appointment as an active‐retired Superior Court justice, citing his strong trial record and concerns about a shortage of trial lawyers and declining jury participation in rural counties - Joined the bench on April 14, 2016 by then‐Governor Paul R. LePage. - Judge Profile: /judge/harold.l.stewart.ii - Before appointment he practiced at Stewart Law Office, described as affiliated with Marden, Dubord, Bernier & Stevens - handling insurance defense, real estate and mediation. - His legal career has been centered on jury trials and trial advocacy - Before joining the judiciary, Stewart was an attorney at Stewart Law Office, a division of Marden, Dubord, Bernier & Stevens, where he provided mediation services and represented clients in insurance defense and real estate matters. - At the time of his appointment, Stewart was a resident of Presque Isle, Maine - His residence at appointment was Presque Isle. ## 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/harold-stewart-ii-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/harold-stewart-ii-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "name": "Harold Stewart II | KnowJudges", "description": "Harold Stewart II, 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.