--- title: "Peter Malia | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/peter-malia-judge-maine-district-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Peter Malia 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 - Peter J. Malia, Jr. is a judge of the Maine District Court, appointed by Governor Janet Mills in 2022, and currently assigned to Bridgton in Cumberland County - The collected biographical information identifies Peter J. Malia Jr. as a Maine District Court judge appointed by Janet Mills in 2022 and assigned to Bridgton ### Education ### Additional information - New Hampshire admission 1997 - Syracuse JD 1992, Maine admission 1993 - It records a Holy Cross BA 1988 - Judge Profile: /judge/peter.j.malia.jr - Practiced for about 25 years at Hastings Malia in Fryeburg and held the role of town attorney, among them for Denmark and Conway - Before becoming a judge, Malia had a 25‐year legal career as an attorney at Hastings Malia P.A. in Fryeburg, Maine, and held the role of town attorney for several municipalities, including Denmark (Oxford County) and Conway (Carroll County) He is a certified mediator in both Maine and New Hampshire, and has been active in community organizations such as the Fryeburg Area Rotary Club and the Kendall and Anna Ham Foundation - His practice included civil litigation, construction, collections, real estate, injury, municipal/planning matters, estate planning and corporate work - It records mediator certification in Maine and New Hampshire, Fryeburg Planning Board service, memberships in both states’ trial lawyers associations, Fryeburg Rotary and Kendall and Anna Ham Foundation involvement - The overview says he lived in Fryeburg with spouse Kathryn Linsenmeyer Malia and four sons ## 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/peter-malia-judge-maine-district-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/peter-malia-judge-maine-district-court-me", "name": "Peter Malia | KnowJudges", "description": "Peter Malia, 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.