U.S. Attorney and Federal Judgeship
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U.S. Attorney and Federal Judgeship,
1977-1980.
2 linear feet.
Catalog Number: M202.5
Background Note:
George J. Mitchell was appointed United States Attorney for Maine by President
Jimmy Carter in 1977. In 1979 Carter appointed Mitchell as a U.S. district
court judge. Senator Muskie had recommended Mitchell for both positions.
As a U.S. attorney, Mitchell prosecuted federal cases that took place
in Maine. Mitchell became the first judge to take the seat of a newly
created judgeship in the Maine federal court district to relieve the pressure
of a growing backlog of federal court cases. This new judgeship was based
in Bangor, Maine. As a federal judge, Mitchell presided over federal civil,
criminal, and class action court cases. He resigned this position in 1980
to fill the U.S. Senate seat of Edmund Muskie, who had been named U.S.
Secretary of State.
Description:
Materials include personal and financial records; personal correspondence--mostly
congratulatory letters, and letters concerning federal jobs; applications
and questionnaires for the district court judge position; notes and reports
of mock trials at law school, seminars for new district judges, and press
clips. Most of the material documents Mitchell's nomination process for
district court judge, while some material covers his work and nomination
as U.S. Attorney for Maine. Significant correspondents include Senators
Edward Kennedy, Strom Thurmond, Edmund Muskie, William Cohen, Chief Justice
Warren Burger, and President Jimmy Carter.
Access Restrictions: None except letters of recommendation restricted
until 2055..
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