--- title: "Julia G. Pitney | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/julia-g-pitney-justice-maine-superior-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Julia G. Pitney 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 - Governor Janet Mills nominated Julia Pitney to the District Court Judge position in Maine in 2024 - Judge in the Androscoggin County Court in Lewiston, Maine - It includes favorable comments from firm director Bill Stockmeyer about her judgment and litigation work ### Education ### Additional information - The collected biographical information identifies Julia G. Pitney with Androscoggin County Superior Court but describes an earlier2024 nomination to the District Court. - Practiced at Drummond Woodsum in2016–2024 in trial services and white-collar defense and chaired its pro-bono committee. - Prior firms were Drummond & Drummond in2009–2015 and Laskoff & Associates in2006–2009. - Pitney had been an attorney with Drummond Woodsum for over eight years, where she handled a wide range of cases — from high‐stakes commercial disputes to criminal defense — and was recognized for her professionalism, creativity, and client service - Before joining Drummond Woodsum, she worked at Drummond & Drummond, LLP and Laskoff & Associates, and earlier as a student prosecutor for the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. - Her legal career spans more than 18 years, with experience in commercial litigation, real estate disputes, employment law, white‐collar criminal defense, and housing discrimination - Her matters included commercial contracts, real estate, construction, employment, criminal defense, housing discrimination, estate contests and personal injury. - The overview provides no academic credentials. ## 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/julia-g-pitney-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/julia-g-pitney-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "name": "Julia G. Pitney | KnowJudges", "description": "Julia G. Pitney, Maine Superior Court. 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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.