▁jud icial ▁circuit , ▁it ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁same ▁juris diction ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁circuit ▁court , ▁except ▁in ▁appe als ▁and ▁writ s ▁of ▁error , ▁which ▁were ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁The ▁circuit ▁court ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maine ▁was ▁repe aled ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁by ▁ 2 ▁Stat . ▁ 8 9 , ▁and ▁restored ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁by ▁. ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁Maine ▁entered ▁the ▁Union , ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maine ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Circ uit ▁and ▁its ▁internal ▁circuit ▁court ▁juris diction ▁was ▁again ▁repe aled ▁by ▁. ▁A ▁second ▁jud ges hip ▁was ▁author ized ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁by , ▁, ▁and ▁a ▁third ▁was ▁author ized ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁by ▁. ▁ ▁Current ▁jud ges ▁ ▁: ▁ ▁Form er ▁jud ges ▁ ▁Chief ▁jud ges ▁ ▁Su cc ession ▁of ▁seats ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Cour ts ▁of ▁Maine ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁current ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Jud ges ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁federal ▁cour th ouses ▁in ▁Maine ▁ ▁Maine ▁Supreme ▁Jud icial ▁Court ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maine ▁ ▁Maine ▁Category