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= The Judicial Branch =

__State of Maine__

The Supreme Court of Maine was established in 1820, when Maine had finally split from Massachusetts. Like the others it has 7 justices, presided over the chief justice. Which is the leader of the Judicial Branch. Their job is like any other Supreme court’s job, which is deciding appeals on questions of law that arise in civil actions and criminal trials.

State level court cases are handled by Judges, a jury and the defendants. The Jury consists of local land owners that have little connection with the defendants. The Judge is an elected official that guides the jury and defendants and keeps order during the trial.

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