Jeffrey Hjelm

American judge
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Judge of the Maine District CourtIn office
1992–1998Appointed byJohn McKernan Personal detailsBorn (1955-09-30) September 30, 1955 (age 68)Alma materHamilton College (AB)
Case Western Reserve University (JD)

Jeffrey L. Hjelm (born September 30, 1955) is a former Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Education

Hjelm is a graduate of Hampden Academy. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College in 1977 and his Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1980.[1][2]

Judicial career

Hjelm was appointed to the Maine District Court in 1992 and to the Maine Superior Court in 1998. He was reappointed to the Superior Court in 2005 and 2012. On May 7, 2014, Hjelm was nominated by Paul LePage to be an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.[1] On August 1, 2014, Hjelm was sworn in by Governor Paul LePage as an associate justice.[3] On September 20, 2019, Hjelm announced his intention to retire upon the confirmation of his successor.[4][5] He retired in December 2019.[6] He was later sworn in as an Active Retired Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Cousins, Christopher (May 7, 2014). "LePage nominates Hjelm to Maine's high court, Stokes to Superior Court". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Hon. Jeffrey L. Hjelm Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "State of Maine Judicial Branch, Supreme Court Justice Biographies, Jeffrey L. Hjelm". Archived from the original on 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  4. ^ "Maine Supreme Court Justice Hjelm is retiring". Bangor Daily News. September 20, 2019. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Governor Mills Thanks Justice Hjelm For His Service" (Press release). Office of Governor Janet T. Mills. September 20, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  6. ^ "Maine Supreme Court judge from Camden retires - Knox VillageSoup". knox.villagesoup.com. January 6, 2020. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  7. ^ @govjanetmills (February 5, 2020). "It was my honor to swear in Maine's newest Supreme Judicial Court Associate Justices, Catherine Connors and Andrew M. Horton, and recently retired Justices Jeffrey Hjelm and Nancy Mills as Active Retired Justices of the Law Court and the Superior Court. (1/2)" (Tweet). Retrieved May 17, 2021 – via Twitter.

External links

  • Official Supreme Court Biography Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  • Jeffery Hjelm at Ballotpedia
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