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While Maine courtrooms are starting to look more “pre-pandemic” this month, nearby jails remain locked in pandemic mode.
On June 30, Gov. Janet Mills rescinded her statewide emergency order for COVID-19 protocols.
State courts followed suit.
On July 1, Maine Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill revised the standing judicial order to allow anyone who is fully vaccinated to enter Maine courthouses and courtrooms without a mask and the need to socially distance.
Although the new rule says that anyone who is not fully vaccinated must continue to wear a mask, security officials at state courthouses are not demanding proof of COVID-19 inoculation.
Unlike courts and businesses, Maine jails remain in pandemic mode pressherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
AUGUSTA In a Thursday vote, the State of Maine Senate unanimously confirmed Justice Valerie Stanfill as Maine’s next Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, according to a news release. The Senate’s unanimous confirmation vote followed.
The Maine Senate has confirmed a veteran district court judge as the new chief justice of the state’s highest court. Justice Valerie Stanfill will take over as chief of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and oversee operations in the Maine Judicial Branch. She has served as a Maine Superior Court justice since last year and served as a judge on the Maine District Court bench for 13 years previous to that. Sign up for our Newsletters “The unanimous.