Jeffrey Hjelm Explained

Jeffrey Hjelm
Office:Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Appointer:Paul LePage
Term Start:August 1, 2014
Term End:December 2019
Predecessor:Jon D. Levy
Successor:Catherine Connors
Birth Date:30 September 1955
Education:Hamilton College (BA)
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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LePage nominates Hjelm to Maine's high court, Stokes to Superior Court . . May 7, 2014 . July 19, 2016 . Cousins, Christopher . July 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160721221344/http://bangordailynews.com/2014/05/07/news/state/lepage-nominates-hjelm-to-maines-high-court-stokes-to-superior-court/ . live .
  2. Web site: Hon. Jeffrey L. Hjelm Judge Profile on Martindale.com . May 17, 2021 . www.martindale.com . May 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517175326/https://www.martindale.com/attorney/hon-jeffrey-l-hjelm-610044/ . live .
  3. Web site: State of Maine Judicial Branch, Supreme Court Justice Biographies, Jeffrey L. Hjelm . 2014-09-21 . 2009-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090702092939/http://www.courts.maine.gov/maine_courts/supreme/justices_bios.html#hjelm . live .
  4. Web site: Maine Supreme Court Justice Hjelm is retiring . September 20, 2019 . Bangor Daily News . en-US . September 30, 2019 . September 30, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190930183336/https://bangordailynews.com/2019/09/20/politics/maine-supreme-court-justice-hjelm-is-retiring/ . live .
  5. Governor Mills Thanks Justice Hjelm For His Service . September 20, 2019 . Office of Governor Janet T. Mills . 2019-09-30 . 2019-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190930183337/https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-thanks-justice-hjelm-his-service-2019-09-20 . live .
  6. Web site: Maine Supreme Court judge from Camden retires - Knox VillageSoup . January 6, 2020 . knox.villagesoup.com . January 10, 2020 . May 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517175329/https://knox.villagesoup.com/p/1847093 . live .
  7. 1225193381732765697 . govjanetmills . 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) . February 5, 2020 . May 17, 2021.

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