COURT ALERTS IN EFFECT. Court Alerts
Active Alerts & Closings
In times of inclement weather and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, please call the clerk's office before traveling to the courthouse to confirm that the proceeding has not been canceled or rescheduled. If a court is closed due to inclement weather, all court events, including but not limited to remote events such as I/Cs, remote criminal and civil hearings, mediations, and settlement conferences are also postponed. Please note, however, that remote traffic trials (for traffic infraction cases) will proceed as scheduled unless the Violations Bureau is listed below as closed.
| Location | Notice |
|---|---|
| All Maine Courts and Court Facilities | All courts and court facilities will be closed on Wednesday, December 24th, through Friday, December 26th. Unless otherwise indicated, courts will resume normal operating hours on Monday, December 29th. |
| Cumberland County Courthouse | Replacement of the HVAC system at the Cumberland County Courthouse (CCCH) in Portland is scheduled to be completed by February 2026. The building will remain open to the public during construction, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. However, if changes to normal operating hours occur, they will be posted here. Please call the clerk's office if you have any questions about your scheduled court event. |
| Maine Supreme Judicial Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Maine Judicial Supreme Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Androscoggin County Superior Court - Auburn | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Androscoggin County Superior Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Business and Consumer Court - Portland | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Business and Consumer Docket will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Cumberland County Superior Court and Unified Criminal Docket - Portland | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Cumberland County Superior Court and Unified Criminal Docket will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Franklin County Superior Court - Farmington | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Franklin County Superior Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Hancock County Superior Court - Ellsworth | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Ellsworth Superior Court will be closed due to inclement weather. |
| Kennebec County Superior Court - Augusta | The Kennebec County Superior/Augusta District Court will be closed on Wednesday, December 24th, 2025, due to inclement weather. |
| Knox County Superior Court - Rockland | Knox Superior courts will close at 3pm on December 23, 2025 and will be closed all day on December 24, 2025 due to inclement weather. The court will re-open Monday, December 29, 2025. |
| LINCOLN COUNTY COURT | LINCOLN COUNTY COURTS ARE CLOSING AT 3:00 PM ON DECEMBER 23, 2025 |
| Lincoln County Court | Lincoln County Courts will be closed on December 24, 2025 |
| Oxford County Superior Court - South Paris | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Oxford County Superior Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Penobscot County Superior Court - Bangor | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Penobscot Superior Court will be closed due to inclement weather. |
| Piscataquis County Superior Court-Dover-Foxcroft | The Piscataquis County Superior Court will be closed all day on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 due to the weather. |
| Sagadahoc Superior Court | Tuesday, December 23,2025, the Sagadahoc Superior Court will be closing at 3pm due to inclement weather. Wednesday, December 24, 2025 the Sagadahoc Superior Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather |
| Waldo County Superior Court - Belfast | Tuesday, December 23, 2025, the Waldo Superior Court will be closing at 3:00 pm due to inclement weather. Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Waldo Superior Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Washington County Superior Court - Machias | Wednesday, December 24, 2025 the Washington County Superior Court will be closed due to inclement weather. |
| York Judicial Center (YJC) - Biddeford | Tuesday, December 23, 2025 the York Judicial Center will be closing at 3pm. Wednesday, December 24, 2025 the York Judicial Center will be closed all day due to inclement weather. All dockets will be rescheduled. |
| Augusta District Court | The Kennebec County Superior/Augusta District Court will be closed on Wednesday, December 24th, 2025, due to inclement weather. |
| Bangor District Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Bangor District Court will be closed due to inclement weather. |
| Belfast District Court | Tuesday, December 23, 2025, the Belfast District Court will be closing at 3:00 pm due to inclement weather. Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Belfast District Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Bridgton District Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Bridgton District Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Calais District Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025 The Calais District Court will be closed due to inclement weather. |
| Dover-Foxcroft District Court | The Dover-Foxcroft District Court will be closed all day on Wednesday December 24, 2025 due to weather. |
| Ellsworth District Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Ellsworth District Court will be closed due to inclement weather. |
| Farmington District Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Farmington District Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Lewiston District Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Lewiston District Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Lincoln District Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Lincoln District Court will be closed due to inclement weather. |
| Machias District Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025 the Machias District Court will be closed due to inclement weather. |
| Millinocket District Court | Millinocket District Court will be closed Wednesday, December 24th due to inclement weather. All cases set will be rescheduled and sent notice. |
| Newport District Court | THE NEWPORT DISTRICT COURT WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24,2025 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. |
| Portland District Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Portland District Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Rockland District Court | Rockland District court will close at 3pm on December 23, 2025 and will be closed all day on December 24, 2025 due to inclement weather. The court will re-open Monday, December 29, 2025. |
| Rumford District Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Rumford District Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Skowhegan District Court | The Skowhegan District/Somerset Superior Court will be closed all day, Wednesday, December 24th, 2025, due to inclement weather. |
| South Paris District Court | Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the South Paris District Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather. |
| Waterville District Court | The Waterville District Court will be closed Monday December 22, 2025 to Wednesday December 24, 2025 due to facility issues. All remote hearings will proceed as usually. Any walk in hearings will be continued and notice will be mailed. Any Questions or concerns please contact us at 873-2103. The court will be closed on Wednesday, December 24th, 2025, due to inclement weather. |
| West Bath District Court | Tuesday, December 23,2025, the West Bath District Court will be closing at 3pm due to inclement weather. Wednesday, December 24, 2025 the West Bath District Court will be closed all day due to inclement weather |
| Wiscasset District Court | Wiscasset District Court will be closing at 3:00 PM on December 23, 2025 |
| Wiscasset District Court | Wiscasset District Court will be closed December 24, 2025 |
Administrative Office of the Courts & Violations Bureau Closings
Generally, when the clerks’ offices in courts in Portland (Cumberland County Superior, Portland District, & Supreme Judicial Court) or Augusta (Kennebec County Superior & Augusta District) are closed, the Administrative Office of the Courts located in the same city is closed; and, in most instances, when the Lewiston District Court is closed, the Violations Bureau is closed. If you are planning to do business with any of those offices, please call to confirm that the office is open.