--- title: "Wayne R. Douglas | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/wayne-r-douglas-justice-maine-supreme-judicial-court-me" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Wayne R. Douglas Maine Supreme Judicial Court · Associate Justice ## Profile - Court: Maine Supreme Judicial Court - State: Maine - Role: Associate Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Associate Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 2023-present - Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, appointed in 2023 by Governor Janet Mills and confirmed by the Maine State Senate - John Baldacci) Judge, York County Superior Court (appointed 2015 by Gov - Clerkships: Associate Justice Sidney W. Wernick (Maine Supreme Judicial Court) and Judge Edward Gignoux (U.S. District Court, District of Maine) - He clerked for Justice Sidney Wernick and federal Judge Edward Gignoux, practiced for about a decade at Pierce Atwood, held the role of Angus King’s chief legal adviser and was associate commissioner in the Maine Department of Mental Health ### Education - University of Maine — J.D. (1979) - cites Bates College B.A. (1974) and Maine Law J.D. (1979). ### Additional information - Wayne R. Douglas joined Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court in 2023, succeeding Thomas Humphrey. - Mills nominated him to the Supreme Judicial Court in February 2023, followed by Senate confirmation and swearing-in in March. - The overview reports judicial appointment in 2002, reappointment in 2010 and a 2015 Superior Court nomination, but inconsistently labels the initial 2002 court as Superior Court. - Government service: Chief legal counsel to then-Governor Angus King ## 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/sjc/justices.html) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/sjc/justices.html) - [State of Maine Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/sjc/justices.html) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16214/wayne-r-douglas/) - [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/16214/wayne-r-douglas/) - [Wikidata: Wayne R. Douglas](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117052871) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/wayne-r-douglas-justice-maine-supreme-judicial-court-me", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/wayne-r-douglas-justice-maine-supreme-judicial-court-me", "name": "Wayne R. Douglas | KnowJudges", "description": "Wayne R. Douglas, Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/wayne-r-douglas-justice-maine-supreme-judicial-court-me#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/wayne-r-douglas-justice-maine-supreme-judicial-court-me#judge", "name": "Wayne R. 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