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Unified Criminal Docket

The Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket (UCD) is a single county pilot project that turned a two-tiered system into a single efficient process for for processing criminal actions and certain associated civil violation actions.

The goals of the UCD are to

1. promote the prompt and fair resolution of cases through early information sharing, early access to appointed counsel for indigent defendants, and judicial attention to the case resolution process;
2. and efficiency by eliminating the duplicative clerical workload created by the current system of case transfer between the District Court and the Superior Court and by reducing the number of court appearances required to process individual cases.

Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket FAQ

Contact Information

Location: 142 Federal Street, P.O. Box 287, Portland 04112
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Clerk: Penny Whitney-Asdourian

Phone Numbers:

• Criminal: 822-4204
• TTY: (207) 822-4212

Court Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Parking: There are four parking lots in proximity to the courthouse. The least expensive ($6/day) is Custom House Parking located at 25 Pearl St. There are municipal lots but are a considerable walking distance.

Directions:

FROM THE NORTH: Take Maine Turnpike to Exit 52 (formerly Exit 9). Take 295 South. Follow 295 to Exit 7. Follow Franklin Arterial to Congress Street. (Congress is the next intersection after the tall housing for the elderly on the right.) Turn right onto Congress Street, (22 on map). Turn left at the light onto Pearl Street. Take next left onto Federal Street. The courthouse is on your right. Take two more rights to Newbury Street parking garage.

FROM THE SOUTH: Take Maine Turnpike to Exit 44 (formerly Exit 6A). Stay straight after the toll booth to 295 North. Follow 295 to Exit 7. Follow Franklin Arterial to Congress Street. (Congress is the next intersection after the tall ousing for the elderly on the right.) Turn right onto Congress Street, (22 on map). Turn left at the light onto Pearl Street. Take next left onto Federal Street. The courthouse is on your right. Take two more rights to Newbury Street parking garage.

FROM THE WEST: Take 302 East to Portland. 302 Becomes Forest Avenue. Take 295. Follow 295 to Exit 7. Follow Franklin Arterial to Congress Street. (Congress is the next intersection after the tall housing for the elderly on the right.). Turn right onto Congress Street, (22 on map). Turn left at the light onto Pearl Street. Take next left onto Federal Street. The courthouse is on your right. Take two more rights to Newbury Street parking garage.

NOTE: Most city buses stop at Monument Square which is four blocks from the courthouse.

 

Additional Information

• View the Administrative Order establishing the Unified Criminal Docket and its pilot procedural rules.

 

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