--- title: "Michaela Murphy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michaela-murphy-justice-maine-superior-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Michaela Murphy 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 - The collected biographical information identifies Michaela Murphy as a Maine Superior Court justice at Augusta’s Capital Judicial Center, initially appointed by John Baldacci in 2007 and reappointed by Paul LePage in 2015 - Kennebec County Superior Court Justice in Maine, seated at the Capital Judicial Center, 1 Court Street, Augusta, ME 04330 - Before joining the judiciary, she was a partner at the law firm Jabar, Batten Ringer and Murphy ### Education - B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and her J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law. - It records a University of California Berkeley bachelor’s degree and Maine Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Joined the court by former Governor John E. Baldacci in 2007 and re‐appointed by Governor Paul LePage in 2015. - The overview also reports a 2010 federal District of Maine nomination later withdrawn. - Before judicial service she was a partner at Jabar, Batten Ringer and Murphy. - It details her as a Rome resident and mother of Henry Beck, a former legislator and Maine state treasurer. ## 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/michaela-murphy-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michaela-murphy-justice-maine-superior-court-me", "name": "Michaela Murphy | KnowJudges", "description": "Michaela Murphy, Maine Superior 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/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.