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December 24, 2013

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History of the Court System of the State of Maine: 1636-1961 – Condensed

Courts, HistoryBy JimDecember 24, 2013Leave a comment
Pownalborough Court House, 23 Courthouse Road, in Dresden (2005)

David Q. Whittier, Esq. for the Maine State Archives, 1971* Maine court history can be divided into four distinct periods:  Early Colonial, 1620-1677; Provincial, 1677-1780; District, 1780-1820; State, 1820-present. EARLY COLONIAL PERIOD The first court constituted by legal authority in what is now Maine sat in Saco, March 21, 1636. The court was composed of…

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