Catherine Connors
American judge (born 1959)
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Catherine Connors (born January 26, 1959) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Catherine Connors | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court | |
| Assumed office February 4, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Janet Mills |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Hjelm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1959 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Northwestern University (BA, JD) |
Education
Connors earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1984.[1]
Career
Connors practiced at Pierce Atwood.[2][3] Connors also filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of striking down the Defense of Marriage Act.[4]
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
On January 6, 2020, Governor Janet Mills announced the nomination of Connors to the seat vacated by Jeffrey Hjelm.[2] On January 30, 2020, her nomination was approved by the legislate judiciary committee by a 11–0 vote.[5] On February 4, 2020, she was confirmed unanimously by the Maine Senate.[6]