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U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Maine · 12 months ending 06/30/2026
- Filings
- 878
- Pending
- 795
- Judgeships
- 3
- 8.0 vacant judgeship months
- Median civil case
- 6.4 months
- Filing to disposition
Caseload by year
12-month periods
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| Period | Filings | Terminations | Pending | Per judgeship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ending 06/30/2026 | 878 | 772 | 795 | 293 |
| Ending 06/30/2025 | 792 | 680 | 690 | 264 |
| Ending 06/30/2024 | 655 | 682 | 580 | 218 |
| Ending 06/30/2023 | 706 | 690 | 615 | 235 |
| Ending 06/30/2022 | 701 | 809 | 598 | 234 |
| Ending 06/30/2021 | 653 | 707 | 700 | 218 |
Time to disposition
Median months. Not reported when there were too few cases
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| Period | Civil | Criminal felony | Civil to trial | Civil over 3 years old |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.4 | 11.6 | Not reported | 4.3% |
| 2025 | 7.2 | 12.9 | Not reported | 4.3% |
| 2024 | 8.3 | 14.1 | Not reported | 4.7% |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 13.8 | Not reported | 5.8% |
| 2022 | 9.4 | 13.2 | Not reported | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 9.5 | 17.9 | Not reported | 3.6% |
Civil cases filed by type
Latest 12 months, 652 cases
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| Type | Cases | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Rights | 139 | 21.3% |
| Real Property | 115 | 17.6% |
| Prisoner Petitions | 111 | 17.0% |
| All Other Civil | 63 | 9.7% |
| Contracts | 55 | 8.4% |
| Social Security | 54 | 8.3% |
| Torts (other than Personal Injury/Product Liability) | 54 | 8.3% |
| Labor Suits | 49 | 7.5% |
| Intellectual Property Rights | 7 | 1.1% |
| Forfeitures and Penalties | 3 | 0.5% |
| Personal Injury/Product Liability | 2 | 0.3% |
| Antitrust | 0 | 0.0% |
Criminal felony defendants by offense
Latest 12 months, 164 defendants
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| Offense | Defendants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All Other Drugs | 51 | 31.1% |
| Fraud | 30 | 18.3% |
| Firearms and Explosives | 25 | 15.2% |
| Sex Offenses | 23 | 14.0% |
| Immigration | 19 | 11.6% |
| Violent Offenses | 5 | 3.0% |
| Forgery and Counterfeiting | 3 | 1.8% |
| Regulatory Offenses | 3 | 1.8% |
| All Other Criminal | 3 | 1.8% |
| Justice System Offenses | 2 | 1.2% |
| Marijuana | 0 | 0.0% |
| Larceny and Theft | 0 | 0.0% |
Judges serving
Article III judges from the Federal Judicial Center. Magistrate and bankruptcy judges are not listed
Active judges (2)
- Lance Edward Walker (chief judge) · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 10/17/2018
- Stacey Diane Neumann · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 08/22/2024
Senior judges (5)
- David Brock Hornby · appointed by George H.W. Bush, commissioned 04/30/1990, senior status 05/01/2010
- George Z. Singal · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 07/11/2000, senior status 07/31/2013
- John A. Woodcock Jr. · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 06/16/2003, senior status 06/27/2017
- Nancy Torresen · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 10/04/2011, senior status 10/11/2025
- Jon David Levy · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 05/02/2014, senior status 05/06/2024
Filings count civil cases and criminal felony defendants. Criminal data count defendants rather than cases. These are court statistics and do not describe any person or case.
Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Federal Court Management Statistics; Federal Judicial Center · Last updated 06/30/2026