Julia M. Lipez at a glance
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- Associate Justice
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Julia M. Lipez
Associate Justice · Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Biography
Professional career
- American judge and Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, appointed in 2025 after serving on the Maine Superior Court and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for Maine
- On May 23, 2024, President Joe Biden nominated Lipez to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, replacing Judge William J. Kayatta Jr
- She clerked for Fourth Circuit Judge Diana Gribbon Motz (2006–2007), worked at WilmerHale in New York (2007–2011), and held the role of a Maine assistant U.S. attorney (2011–2022), among them appellate chief (2019–2022)
- associate and then a senior associate, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in New York from 2007 to 2011
- 2006–2007: Law clerk, Judge Diana Gribbon Motz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- The daughter of Judge Kermit V. Lipez, a former First Circuit judge in Maine
Education
- Amherst College and Stanford Law School
Additional information
- The collected biographical information identifies a May 2024 First Circuit nomination by President Biden, a June hearing and Judiciary Committee approval, followed by return of the unconfirmed nomination in January 2025.
- Maine Superior Court (2022–2025) before Governor Janet Mills appointed her to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in March 2025, succeeding Joseph Jabar.
- Her academic qualifications include an Amherst BA, magna cum laude, in 2002 and Stanford JD, with distinction, in 2006.
- The collected biographical information identifies Julia Martha Lipez as born in Portland in 1980.
- Date of birth: 1980
- As U.S. Attorney for Maine, Lipez led prosecutions in human trafficking, child exploitation, fraud, narcotics, and other serious crimes.
- It lists court orientation/public education, eCourts change management and state-federal judicial council service, with appellate and criminal law expertise.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Maine Administrative Order JB-05-15 bars cameras and audio recording equipment in the courtroom unless coverage has been authorized under the order.
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 ↗
Judicial Discretion
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
JB-05-15 Cameras and Audio Recording in the Courts
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked August 22, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 6, 2026.
State of Maine Judicial Branch official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 22, 2026
View State of Maine Judicial Branch official judicial roster ↗JB-05-15 Cameras and Audio Recording in the Courts
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View JB-05-15 Cameras and Audio Recording in the Courts ↗