Ellen A. Gorman (born November 9, 1955)[1] is an American attorney and judge who served as a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 2007 to 2022.

Ellen Gorman
Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
In office
October 1, 2007 – March 18, 2022
Appointed byJohn Baldacci
Preceded bySusan W. Calkins
Succeeded byRick E. Lawrence
Personal details
Born (1955-11-09) November 9, 1955 (age 69)
EducationTrinity Washington University (BA)
Cornell University (JD)

Education

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Gorman graduated from Trinity Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1977 and Cornell University Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1982.[2] She was admitted to the Maine Bar in 1982.[3]

Career

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Gorman worked in private practice with the Portland firm Richardson, Tyler & Troubh before being appointed by governor John R. McKernan Jr. to serve on the Maine District Court in 1989. She has also has been a member of the Maine Judicial Education Committee and the Maine Workers Compensation Commission.[3][4]

After 11 years on the District Court, governor Angus King appointed Gorman to the Maine Superior Court. On October 1, 2007, governor John Baldacci appointed her to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.[5] She was reappointed for a second term in 2015 by governor Paul LePage.[6] Gorman retired on March 18, 2022, when her term ended.

Personal life

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Gorman is a resident of Auburn, Maine.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Judge Ellen A. Gorman (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hon. Ellen A. Gorman Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Biography". Archived from the original on July 2, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Gov. Baldacci Nominates Justices Mills, Gorman for Reappointment to Maine Superior Court". US Fed News Service. March 29, 2007. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  5. ^ Quinn, Francis X. (August 14, 2007). "Baldacci nominates Gorman for seat on state high court". Bangor Daily News. p. B1. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ^ Gagnon, Dawn (February 23, 2015). "LePage announces judicial reappointments". The Bangor Daily News. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2007–2022
Succeeded by