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Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure – 2026

Appeals to the Law Court, which is the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as Maine's only appellate court. Published with the Advisory Notes.

Browse all 31 rules of the 2026 edition below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.

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I. General Appeal Proceedings II. Special Appeal Proceedings

I. General Appeal Proceedings

Rule 1 Scope of Rules Rule 1A Time Computation Rule 1B Definitions Rule 1C Signatures Rule 1D Filing and Formatting of Documents Rule 1E Service of Documents Rule 2A Notice and Filing of Appeal Rule 2B Time for Appeal Rule 2C Multiple Appeals and Bonds in Civil Cases Rule 3 Docketing the Appeal and Further Trial Court Action Rule 4 Dismissal of the Appeal Rule 5 Record on Appeal Rule 6 Filing the Record with the Law Court Rule 7 Schedule for Briefing and Consideration Rule 7A Briefs: Form and Content Rule 8 Appendix to the Briefs Rule 9 [Reserved] Rule 10 Motions and Other Papers in the Law Court Rule 11 Consideration by the Law Court Rule 12 Composition, Concurrence, and Sessions of the Law Court Rule 12A The Clerk of the Law Court Rule 12B Public Access to Proceedings and Records Rule 13 Costs and Interest on Judgments in Civil Cases Rule 14 Mandate; Reconsideration of Decisions; And Suspension of the Rules in the Law Court

II. Special Appeal Proceedings

Rule 19 Discretionary Criminal Appeals Rule 20 Appeal of Sentence Rule 21 Criminal Appeals by the State Rule 22 Review of Rulings and Orders of the Public Utilities Commission Rule 23 Review of Decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Board and Appellate Division Rule 24 Report of Cases Rule 25 Certification of Questions of Law by Federal Courts to the Law Court