Jeffrey Hjelm

Jeffrey L. Hjelm (born September 30, 1955) is a former Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Jeffrey Hjelm
Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
In office
August 1, 2014 – December 2019
Appointed byPaul LePage
Preceded byJon D. Levy
Succeeded byCatherine Connors
Personal details
Born (1955-09-30) September 30, 1955
Alma materHamilton College
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Education

Hjelm is a graduate of Hampden Academy, Hamilton College and Case Western Reserve University School of Law.[1]

He worked as a law clerk for law clerk for the Maine Superior Court and for then-Maine Supreme Judicial Court Associate Justice Gene Carter. He later worked as a trial lawyer for Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, and with the Criminal Division of the Maine Department of the Attorney General.

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 LePage as an Associate Justice.[2] On September 20, 2019, Hjelm announced his intention to retire upon the confirmation of his successor.[3][4] He retired in December 2019.[5]

References
  1. Cousins, Christopher (May 7, 2014). "LePage nominates Hjelm to Maine's high court, Stokes to Superior Court". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  2. State of Maine Judicial Branch, Supreme Court Justice Biographies, Jeffrey L. Hjelm
  3. "Maine Supreme Court Justice Hjelm is retiring". Bangor Daily News. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  4. "Governor Mills Thanks Justice Hjelm For His Service" (Press release). Office of Governor Janet T. Mills. September 20, 2019.
  5. "Maine Supreme Court judge from Camden retires - Knox VillageSoup". knox.villagesoup.com. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Jon D. Levy		 Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
2014–2019		 Succeeded by
Catherine Connors



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