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Andrew M. Horton
American judge (born 1949) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrew Marcus Horton (born August 28, 1949) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court since 2020.
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Education
Horton earned a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1977.[1]
Career
Horton has over 42 years of experience as an attorney, including 21 years in law practice and 21 years as a judge.[2]
State judicial service
He was first appointed to the Maine District Court in 1999 by Governor Angus King, then to the Maine Superior Court in January 2007 by Governor John Baldacci. He was renominated in January 2014 by Governor Paul LePage.[3]
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
On January 6, 2020, Governor Janet Mills announced the nomination of Horton to the seat to be vacated by Donald G. Alexander who retired at the end of January 2020.[4] On January 30, 2020, his nomination was approved by the Judiciary Committee of the Maine Legislature by a 11–0 vote.[5] On February 4, 2020, he was confirmed unanimously by the Maine Senate.[6]
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