State Senate approves first Black justice on Maine Supreme Judicial Court

The Senate’s unanimous confirmation vote followed a unanimous vote by the Legislature’s judiciary committee. Gov. Janet Mills will swear in Judge Rick E. Lawrence later this month.

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