--- title: "Michael A. Duddy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-a-duddy-judge-maine-district-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Michael A. Duddy 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 - Nominated to the Maine District Court by Governor Paul LePage and confirmed to serve as a judge after a distinguished legal career at Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman, where he practiced law since 1999. - The collected biographical information identifies Michael A. Duddy as a Maine District Court judge appointed by Paul LePage in 2017 - Duddy also held the role of a trial attorney, appellate advocate, and law clerk, and he is a former officer in the United States Navy and a Licensed Professional Forester ### Education - It records a University of Maine BS in 1982, Southern Maine Muskie Institute master’s in public policy and management in 1992 and Maine Law JD, summa cum laude, in 1992. ### Additional information - Joined Portland’s Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman in 1999, practicing labor, employment, immigration, business, corporate and healthcare compliance/risk law. - It lists Maine bar admission in 1992, Maine Law Review research editor work and a clerkship for federal Judge Hornby in 1992–1993. - His legal expertise spans health care, employment, immigration, and professional liability law. - Judge Duddy has presided over significant cases, including a high-profile medical malpractice case in Portland, Maine, where he upheld a jury verdict awarding $25 million to a mother after the death of her teenage daughter. - He denied requests for a new trial and for reduction of damages, emphasizing that the jury’s verdict was supported by competent evidence - The biography describes his York County protective custody docket and use of therapeutic jurisprudence, among them a child-friendly, trauma-informed courtroom with natural light, scenic views and an indoor fir tree. ## 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/michael-a-duddy-judge-maine-district-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-a-duddy-judge-maine-district-court-me", "name": "Michael A. Duddy | KnowJudges", "description": "Michael A. Duddy, 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.