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# Warren M. Silver

Maine Supreme Judicial Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Maine Supreme Judicial Court
- State: Maine
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 2005-present
- He held the role of the 106th Associate Justice until his retirement in 2014
- American attorney and retired Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, serving from July 30, 2005, until his retirement on December 31, 2014
- Governor John Baldacci appointed Silver to replace Justice Paul L. Rudman on July 30, 2005
- It records District of Columbia admission in 1973 and Maine admission in 1977, when he established a Bangor practice
- His career is remembered for his blend of private legal practice, public service, and contributions to Maine’s highest court

### Education

- cites Presque Isle High School, Tufts B.A. (1970) and American University Washington College of Law J.D. (1973).

### Additional information

- Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court from 2005 through 2014, appointed under John Baldacci to succeed Paul Rudman.
- Practitioner, 2004-2004
- Born February 4, 1948, in Presque Isle, Maine.
- Date of birth: 1948-02-04
- The overview reports representation of author Stephen King and sale of his practice to Cuddy and Lanham before taking the bench.
- He remains a notable figure in Maine’s legal history, with a record of influential rulings and active participation in judicial governance
- His professional service included the Maine Trial Lawyers Association board of governors and chairing the Supreme Judicial Court Civil Rules Committee.
- Community work included the Bangor Museum and Center for History board.

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/4643/warren-m-silver/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4643/warren-m-silver/)
- [Maine Supreme Judicial Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4643/warren-m-silver/)
- [JB-05-15 Cameras and Audio Recording in the Courts](https://www.courts.maine.gov/adminorders/jb-05-15.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4643/warren-m-silver/)

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