--- title: "Meghan Szylvian | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/meghan-szylvian-judge-maine-district-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Meghan Szylvian Maine District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Maine District Court - State: Maine - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Before becoming a judge, Szylvian served as a supervising attorney in the Child Protection Division of the Maine Attorney General’s Office since 2012. - Maine District Court judge appointed in 2022 by Governor Janet Mills, with prior experience in the Maine Attorney General’s Child Protection Division - The collected biographical information identifies Meghan Szylvian as a Maine District Court judge appointed by Governor Janet Mills in 2022 and assigned to Bangor ### Education - It records a Boston College bachelor’s degree and Maine Law — J.D. (2012) - a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law (2012). - She has a B.A. from Boston College ### Additional information - Joined the bench in 2022 by Governor Janet Mills, following confirmation by the Maine Senate. - Before judicial service she was a supervising attorney in the Maine attorney general office’s Child Protection Division. - It also says she attended John Bapst Memorial High School and lived in Holden. - She is a resident of Holden, Maine, and attended John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor ## 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/meghan-szylvian-judge-maine-district-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/meghan-szylvian-judge-maine-district-court-me", "name": "Meghan Szylvian | KnowJudges", "description": "Meghan Szylvian, 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.