--- title: "Patricia G. Worth | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-g-worth-judge-maine-district-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Patricia G. Worth 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 - Earlier work included environmental department public relations writing (1975–1976), assistant district attorney service in the sixth prosecutorial district (1979–1993) and Lee Woodward’s Belfast firm from 1993 - The collected biographical information identifies Patricia Goodridge Worth as a senior Maine District Court judge in Belfast, Waldo County ### Education - It records a Boston University BS, magna cum laude, in 1975 and Maine Law JD in 1979, with Maine admission in 1979 and federal District of Maine admission in 1981. ### Additional information - It records first appointment by Angus King in 2000, reappointment by Paul LePage in 2015, Domestic Abuse Commission service in 1990–1993 and civil rules committee service from 1993. - It lists a 1993 Maine State Police Colonel’s Award and marriage to John D. Worth III in 1976, with children Jonathan and Emily. - Before joining the judiciary, Judge Worth worked at the Woodward Law Office and held the role of an Assistant District Attorney - Memberships include Maine and Waldo County bars and Maine Trial Lawyers. ## 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/patricia-g-worth-judge-maine-district-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-g-worth-judge-maine-district-court-me", "name": "Patricia G. Worth | KnowJudges", "description": "Patricia G. Worth, 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.