--- title: "Susan Oram | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/susan-oram-judge-maine-district-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Susan Oram 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 - As of January 6, 2022, she was selected as an active retired judge and has been assigned to Lewiston in Androscoggin County - Susan E. Oram held the role of a Maine family law magistrate beginning in 2003 and became a District Court judge in 2010 under John Baldacci. ### Education - It cites Colby College bachelor’s degree (1979), Vermont Law School J.D. (1983), Virginia and Eastern District of Virginia admission in 1983, Connecticut admission in 1988, Maine admission in 1990 and District of Maine admission in 1993. ### Additional information - The collected biographical information identifies reappointment under Paul LePage in 2017 and active-retired appointment in 2022, associated with Lewiston and Androscoggin County. - Began her judicial career in 2003 as a family law magistrate in Maine - Retired and active retired judge of the Maine District Court, previously serving as Chief Judge and later as a family law magistrate before her judicial career - Earlier legal practice was in Lewiston. - Judge Susan Oram is a veteran Maine jurist with over two decades of judicial service, including leadership as Chief Judge and extensive experience in family law. ## 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/susan-oram-judge-maine-district-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/susan-oram-judge-maine-district-court-me", "name": "Susan Oram | KnowJudges", "description": "Susan Oram, 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.