--- title: "Joseph M. Jabar | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jospeh-m-jabar-4624" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Joseph M. Jabar Maine Supreme Judicial Court · Associate Justice ## Profile - Court: Maine Supreme Judicial Court - State: Maine - Role: Associate Justice - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Associate Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 2009-present - Joseph Michael Jabar is an American lawyer and jurist who held the role of Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from September 1, 2009, until his resignation on January 31, 2024 - Federal Prosecutor: U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C - Federal prosecutor in Washington, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties for four years and a Waterville lawyer at Jabar, Batten, Ringer & Murphy for twenty-five years ### Education - Colby College — B.A. - University of Maine — J.D. ### Additional information - The collected biographical information identifies Joseph Michael Jabar, born in Waterville in1946, served on Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court in2009–2024. - Honors include Cape Cod Baseball Hall of Fame2003, Maine Sports Legends2017 and Maine Baseball Hall of Fame. - Governor Angus King appointed him to Superior Court in2001 and John Baldacci to the Supreme Court in2009. - Practitioner, 2008-2008 - legis, 2008-2008 - Served in the Legislature in1996–2000, as a workers’ compensation commissioner and clemency-board chair. - He attended Waterville High School, graduated from Colby in1968 and Maine Law in1971. - After Newark Co-Pilots professional baseball in1969, he entered law. - Date of birth: 1967-01-01 - He played college baseball and Cape Cod League baseball at Yarmouth1965 and Chatham1966–1967, with a21–4 record and outstanding-pitcher awards in1966 and1967. - Born July 9, 1946, Waterville, Maine. - A standout athlete, Jabar was captain of Waterville High School’s football team and co-captain of basketball and baseball teams. - Law Firm: 25 years at Jabar, Batten, Ringer & Murphy in Waterville - He played college baseball at Colby, later in the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was inducted into the Maine Sports Legends Hall of Fame and the Cape Cod League Hall of Fame - Following his judicial retirement, Jabar remains active in law through Jabar LaLiberty, LLC, where he continues to handle criminal and civil cases, and has defended Maine District Attorney Maeghan Maloney in a high-profile bar complaint - Civic work included the Alfond youth center and Waterville school board. - The overview reports wife Renee, two sons and seven grandchildren. ## 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/sjc/justices.html) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/sjc/justices.html) - [Maine Supreme Judicial Court current judicial profile](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/sjc/justices.html) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4624/jospeh-m-jabar/) - [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/4624/jospeh-m-jabar/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jospeh-m-jabar-4624", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jospeh-m-jabar-4624", "name": "Joseph M. 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