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Maine is the only state to select its attorney general in such a manner; [2] in 2023 a group of state Republicans called for the Attorney General to be selected by popular vote, though no action was taken on the proposal. [3] The powers of the Attorney General are derived from the Maine Revised Statues Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 9.
Portrait of Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Frederick Alton Powers. Frederick Alton Powers (June 19, 1855 in Pittsfield, Maine – February 13, 1923) [1] was Attorney General of Maine from 1893 to 1897 and a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from January 2, 1900 to 1907.
In December 1886, Powers married Martha Averill with whom he had five children. [4] He is buried in West Pittsfield Cemetery, near Pittsfield, Maine. His brother, Frederick A. Powers, was attorney general of Maine and served on the Maine Supreme Court.
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(The Center Square) — Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has filed a lawsuit against a handful of major oil companies, alleging they have "deceived" the state for decades about the role fossil ...
Mills was appointed as Maine's first female criminal prosecutor by Governor Joe Brennan, [8] and was an assistant attorney general from 1976 to 1980, prosecuting homicides and other major crimes. In 1980, she was elected district attorney for Androscoggin , Franklin and Oxford counties, a position to which she was reelected three times.
In Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Wyoming, the attorney general is appointed by the governor. [1] The attorney general in Tennessee is appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court for an eight-year term. [1] [2] In Maine, the attorney general is elected by the state Legislature for a two-year term. [1] [2]
On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court agreed. Attorney Michael Bigos, who said he represents about 100 victims affected by the ruling, told USA TODAY he was disappointed by the court’s ...