Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics

The Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics renders formal and informal advisory opinions relating to the ethical and professional conduct of Maine judicial officers. The Committee also makes recommendations to the Supreme Judicial Court regarding amendments to the Maine Code of Judicial Conduct.

Type: Standing Committee
Re-established: January 1, 2010
Amended: May 6, 2019
Chair: Judge James Martemucci

Charter

Membership Roster

Terms expire March 1, 2028
Justice James Martemucci, Superior Court (Chair)
Judge Susan Driscoll, District Court
Family Law Magistrate Tracie Adamson
Judge Margot Joly, Maine Probate Court
Taylor Asen, Esq., attorney member
Craig Bassingthwaite, public member

Term expires March 1, 2029
Justice Patrick Larson, Superior Court  

Matthew Pollack, Esq., Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, Secretary to the Committee
Hon. Christopher C. Taub, Supreme Judicial Court Liaison

Updated May 14, 2026 (SJC-112)