--- title: "James Martemucci | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/james-martemucci-justice-maine-superior-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # James Martemucci Maine Superior Court · Deputy Chief Justice ## Profile - Court: Maine Superior Court - State: Maine - Role: Deputy Chief Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judicial Service: Appointed to the Maine District Court in 2021 by Governor Janet Mills Later elevated to the Maine Superior Court as Deputy Chief Justice - Deputy Chief Justice of the Maine Superior Court and is assigned to the York Judicial Center in Biddeford, Maine - Also a justice in the Maine Superior Court, having previously served on the Maine District Court - James F. Martemucci is a Deputy Chief Justice of the Maine Superior Court, assigned to York County, with a distinguished career in law and judicial service - The collected biographical information identifies James F. Martemucci as a Maine Superior Court justice and deputy chief justice associated with York County - Legal Practice: Partner at Germani, Martemucci, Riggle & Hill in Portland, Maine Practice areas included medical malpractice defense, personal injury (plaintiff), criminal defense, general civil litigation, and professional ethics matters - Before judicial service he was a partner at Germani, Martemucci, Riggle & Hill in Portland ### Education - It records a King College BA in 1981 and Seton Hall JD in 1985 ### Additional information - It records previous District Court appointment by Governor Janet Mills in 2021. - He became an American College of Trial Lawyers fellow in 2014. - New Jersey admission in 1985, New York in 1986 and Maine in 1989, with related federal admissions. - handling medical malpractice defense, plaintiff personal injury, criminal defense, civil litigation and professional responsibility matters. ## 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/james-martemucci-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/james-martemucci-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "name": "James Martemucci | KnowJudges", "description": "James Martemucci, 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.