An Act Regarding The First Judicial District And The District Court Locations In The Judicial Divisions Of Androscoggin And Western Aroostook

This bill amends Maine law to clarify and correct the locations for two district courts. It requires the Androscoggin District Court to be held in Lewiston (or Auburn, with the Chief Judge determining the exact site) and the Western Aroostook District Court to be held in Madawaska and Fort Kent, with the Chief Judge setting service levels. The bill also corrects a clerical error in the statute and clarifies that the First Judicial District includes Western Aroostook (Madawaska, Fort Kent, and Van Buren) and Eastern Aroostook (Caribou). These changes directly affect the operational locations of courts serving Androscoggin and Western Aroostook counties.