Donald G. Alexander
Donald G. Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office September 2, 1998 – January 31, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Angus King |
| Preceded by | Kermit Lipez |
| Succeeded by | Andrew M. Horton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1942 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Bowdoin College University of Chicago Law School (JD) |
Donald Gilbert Alexander (born March 28, 1942)[1] is an American lawyer and former justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.[2]
Biography
[edit]Alexander was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Donald C. and Ruth Bachelor Alexander, and grew up in Nahant, Massachusetts.[1] He graduated from Bowdoin College and the University of Chicago Law School, serving in Washington, D.C. as an assistant to Maine Senator Edmund Muskie and as Legislative Counsel for the National League of Cities.[3]
Alexander was appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1998 by Governor Angus King. He previously served on the Maine Superior Court and the Maine District Court and as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Maine.[3] He is the author of The Maine Jury Instruction Manual (4th. ed. 2008); and Maine Appellate Practice (3rd. ed. 2008), and a principal editor of The Maine Rules of Civil Procedure with Advisory Committee Notes and Practice Commentary (2008).
He has been an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maine School of Law and has been on the faculty of the Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop since 1980. He is the Court's liaison to the Advisory Committees on the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure and Probate Procedure, the State Court Library Committee, and the Maine State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Committee.[4]
Justice Alexander has dissented more than any current or former member of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.[citation needed]
He retired from active service on January 31, 2020.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Alexander, Donald G.; Alexander, Barabara (Reid) (September 18, 2003). "Alexander, Donald G. and Barbara Reid oral history interview" (Interview). Interviewed by L'Hommedieu, Andrea.
- ↑ "Donald Alexander's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- 1 2 "(103) Donald G. Alexander". www.cleaves.org. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ↑ "State of Maine Judicial Branch: Supreme Court Justices Biographies". Courts.state.me.us. Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ↑ Harrison, Judy (February 3, 2020). "This retiring judge once brought roosters into the courtroom in a case involving Janet Mills". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Bowdoin College
- The University of Chicago Law School
- University of Maine School of Law
- Maine Supreme Judicial Court Chronological List
- Maine Supreme Judicial Court official website
- The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2007 - Cleaves Law Library
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