Advisory Committee on the Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure

The Advisory Committee on the Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure was established in 1967. It is the duty of the Committee to carry on a continuing review of the operation and effectiveness of criminal procedure in Maine and to recommend to the Supreme Judicial Court from time to time such amendments to the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Maine District Court Criminal Rules, and such other appropriate action, as the Committee finds advisable.

Members are appointed for three-year terms and no more than three consecutive terms.


Membership Roster

Until May 4, 2024

Jonathan R. Liberman, Esq., of Waterville
Jeffrey M. Silverstein, Esq., of Bangor
Laura A. Yustak, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General (Chair)
Walter McKee, Esq., of Augusta
Frayla Tarpinian, Esq., Deputy District Attorney, Kennebec County District Attorney's Office
Justina A. McGettigan, Esq., Deputy District Attorney, York County District Attorney's Office

Until September 1, 2025

Kristine C. Hanly, Esq., of Portland

Ex Officio: Katie Sibley, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General

Advisor: Amanda Doherty, Esq., Manager of Criminal Process and Specialty Dockets, Maine Judicial Branch

Hon. Deborah Cashman, Maine Superior Court Liaison
Hon. Eric Walker, Maine District Court Liaison
Judicial Liaison: Hon. Joseph M. Jabar, Associate Justice, Supreme Judicial Court

Updated November 8, 2022 (SJC-22)