--- title: "Keith A. Powers | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/keith-a-powers-judge-maine-district-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Keith A. Powers Maine District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Maine District Court - State: Maine - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - In 2016, Governor Paul LePage nominated Powers as an Active Retired Judge in the Maine District Court, reflecting his long-standing service and contributions to the judicial system - He held the role of Editor of the Maine Law Review (1972–1973) and was a law clerk to Justice Randolph A. Weatherbee of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court (1973–1974) - Listed as a Portland District Court judge in Cumberland County, Maine ### Education - a University of Maine School of Law JD in 1973. - Martindale identifies Hon. Keith A. Powers as a Portland, Maine judge and records a Brown University AB in 1970 ### Additional information - He also held the role of President of the University of Maine Law Alumni Association and was a member of the Board of Overseers of the Bar (1992–) - He was admitted to the Maine Bar in 1973 and the U.S. Bar in 1986 - It lists Maine and federal District of Maine admissions in 1973 and First Circuit admission in 1986. - Born October 14, 1948, in Augusta, Maine, Powers earned a B.A. from Brown University (1970) and a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law (1973). - The Maine Judicial Branch maintains a directory of active and retired district court judges, and Powers is recognized in that official list. - Before his judicial appointment, Powers practiced law in civil litigation, commercial litigation, product liability, construction, insurance defense, antitrust, medical malpractice defense, civil rights, and other areas. - Maine District Court judge, currently serving in the Portland District Court in Cumberland County, Maine, with a long career in law including prior judicial and legal practice roles ## 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/district/judges.html) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/district/judges.html) - [State of Maine Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/district/judges.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/keith-a-powers-judge-maine-district-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/keith-a-powers-judge-maine-district-court-me", "name": "Keith A. Powers | KnowJudges", "description": "Keith A. Powers, Maine District 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/mrscp%202024-11-01.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, effective June 1, 2026](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-65cbb3937209d2a8ec864c35) — Applicable civil actions in Superior and District Courts; family and specialized-case restrictions remain applicable. 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.