--- title: "Tammy Ham-Thompson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tammy-ham-thompson-judge-maine-district-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Tammy Ham-Thompson 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 - District Court Judge – Farmington, ME (since 2018) - Tammy Ham‐Thompson was selected as a Maine District Court judge in 2018 - Tammy Ham-Thompson became a Maine District Court judge in 2018 - Maine Judicial Branch Judge Directory: Maine District Court Judges – Tammy Ham‐Thompson Maine Judicial Branch - Before her judicial appointment, she was a Family Court Magistrate in Lewiston, Maine, and prior to that, a partner at Farris Law in Gardiner, ME, where she practiced litigation, business, and family law ### Education - It lists a University of Southern Maine B.A. in English and Education and a New England School of Law J.D. additionally describes former managing partnership at Schaeffer and Ham-Thompson, family-law and estate-planning practice, and service as past president of the Kennebec County Bar Association. ### Additional information - The University of Maine at Augusta’s faculty biography confirms earlier service as a family court magistrate in Lewiston and partnership at Farris Law in Gardiner. - The overview associates her court assignment with Farmington. ## 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/tammy-ham-thompson-judge-maine-district-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tammy-ham-thompson-judge-maine-district-court-me", "name": "Tammy Ham-Thompson | KnowJudges", "description": "Tammy Ham-Thompson, 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.