About: Susan W. Calkins

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Susan W. Calkins (born December 15, 1942) is a former justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court appointed by Governor Angus King who served from September 2, 1998 to October 1, 2007. Born in Colorado, she graduated from the University of Maine School of Law and joined Pine Tree Legal Services as an attorney in 1970. After serving as acting director for a time, she formally became director in 1974. In 1980, Calkins was nominated to the Maine District Court, where she was confirmed by the Maine Senate 30–2 after Governor Joseph E. Brennan's counsel dispelled rumors that she was involved in demonstrations at the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant.

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