, ▁even ▁though ▁Maine ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁separate ▁state ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁The ▁court ▁is ▁head qu arter ed ▁at ▁the ▁Edward ▁T . ▁G ign oux ▁United ▁States ▁Cour th ouse ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Maine ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁second ▁cour th ouse ▁in ▁Bang or , ▁Maine . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maine ▁represents ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁criminal ▁and ▁civil ▁lit ig ation ▁before ▁the ▁court . ▁H alse y ▁Frank ▁was ▁confirmed ▁as ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maine ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁App e als ▁from ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maine ▁are ▁heard ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁First ▁Circ uit ▁( except ▁for ▁pat ent ▁claims ▁and ▁claims ▁against ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁under ▁the ▁T ucker ▁Act , ▁which ▁are ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Circ uit ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁District ▁of ▁Maine ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁th ir teen ▁original ▁districts ▁created ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁by ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁. ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Maine ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁As ▁with ▁other ▁juris dict ions ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maine ▁was ▁originally ▁assigned ▁a ▁single ▁jud ges hip . ▁Not ▁being ▁assigned ▁to ▁a