--- title: "Sarah Gilbert | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sarah-gilbert-judge-maine-district-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Sarah Gilbert 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 - Sarah I. Gilbert is a judge on the Maine District Court, appointed by Governor Janet Mills on January 20, 2021, and based in Rockland, Maine - Sarah I. Gilbert is a Maine District Court judge based in Rockland, appointed under Janet Mills in 2021 - Rebecca A. Irving, Chief Tribal Court Judge, Passamaquoddy Tribal Court ### Education - cites Vassar College B.A., a semester at St Andrews, and Maine Law J.D. magna cum laude (2009), with Maine bar admission in 2009. ### Additional information - Notable work: Recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for eight consecutive years; co-counsel with her mother, Hon. - She clerked for Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Donald Alexander and practiced at Camden Law in injury, maritime, family and appellate matters. - Professional service included the Maine Trial Lawyers Association board of governors, Knox County Bar treasurer, Transitioning Lawyer’s Council, Maine State Bar CLE committee and Union appeals board. - The overview reports eight years of Rising Star recognition, upbringing in Machias and her mother, Passamaquoddy Tribal Court judge Rebecca Irving. ## 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/sarah-gilbert-judge-maine-district-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sarah-gilbert-judge-maine-district-court-me", "name": "Sarah Gilbert | KnowJudges", "description": "Sarah Gilbert, 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.